Spiraea

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genus taxon

Spiraea is a genus of flowering shrubs known for their clusters of small, showy blossoms and common use in ornamental landscaping.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Spiraea betulifolia 1
Spiraea japonica 1
Spiraea × vanhouttei 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
commonName meadowsweet ⓘ
spirea ⓘ
cultivationRequirement full sun ⓘ
moderate water ⓘ
tolerant of a range of soil types ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ
describedAs genus of flowering shrubs ⓘ
family Rosaceae ⓘ
flowerColor pink ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
floweringSeason spring ⓘ
summer ⓘ
flowerType perfect flowers ⓘ
growthHabit 1–2 meters tall in many species ⓘ
hasCharacteristic arching branches ⓘ
cold-tolerant ⓘ
deciduous shrub ⓘ
hardy shrub ⓘ
multi-stemmed growth ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ
small leaves ⓘ
woody plant ⓘ
hasSpeciesCount over 70 accepted species ⓘ
hasUse attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies ⓘ
low-maintenance landscape plant ⓘ
includesSpecies Spiraea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spiraea betulifolia

Spiraea cantoniensis ⓘ
Spiraea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spiraea japonica

Spiraea thunbergii ⓘ
Spiraea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spiraea × vanhouttei
inflorescenceType clusters ⓘ
corymbs ⓘ
panicles ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafMargin serrated ⓘ
nativeTo Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
notableFor abundant flowering ⓘ
clusters of small showy blossoms ⓘ
long blooming period in many species ⓘ
order Rosales ⓘ
propagationMethod division ⓘ
hardwood cuttings ⓘ
seed ⓘ
softwood cuttings ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
usedFor erosion control on slopes ⓘ
foundation plantings ⓘ
garden borders ⓘ
hedges ⓘ
mass plantings ⓘ
ornamental landscaping ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rosaceae → hasMemberGenus → Spiraea ⓘ
Spiraea → includesSpecies → Spiraea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spiraea japonica
Spiraea → includesSpecies → Spiraea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spiraea × vanhouttei
Spiraea → includesSpecies → Spiraea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spiraea betulifolia