Spiraea bumalda Burv.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Spiraea albiflora (Miq.) Zabel; Spiraea bullata Maxim.; Spiraea bumalda Burv.; Spiraea callosa Thunb.; Spiraea callosa var. albiflora Miq.; Spiraea glabrata Lange; Spiraea japonica f. bumalda (Burv.) Geerinck; Spiraea japonica f. parvireginula Boom ex Geerinck; Spiraea lemoinei Zabel; Spiraea leucantha Lange; Spiraea macrophylla Hook. ex Koehne; Spiraea pumila Zabel; Spiraea zuccarinii Siebold ex Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spiraea japonica var. japonica
  • Common name : Japanese meadowsweet, Japanese spiraea
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Specimen or group for rock gardens. Mass or group in shrub border. Low hedge for path and walkways. Incorporates well into foundation plantings.
  • Key identification features : A dense, upright, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows 4-6’ tall with a slightly larger spread. Leaves (to 3” long) are oval and sharply-toothed. Tiny pink flowers in flat-topped clusters (corymbs) cover the foliage from late spring to mid-summer, with sparse and intermittent repeat bloom sometimes occurring.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Japan
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : India , Bolivia, Bulgaria, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Korea, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Uzbekistan, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spiraea bumalda. Downloaded on 5 December 2024.

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