Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana
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Michael Dirr Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana
Michael Dirr
Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana
Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana (click for large image)
Birchleaf Spirea var. aemiliana
Common Names:
  • Birchleaf Spirea var. aemiliana
 
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Origin:

  Japan, Kurile Islands, Kamchatka  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 6

Dirr says: "Not satisfied with Zone 7b conditions; probably best in the North."

Growth:

  Range: Grows to 5'.
Dirr says: "Compact, mounded, rather dense shrub probably 2 to 2 1/2' at maturity. True var. aemiliana is generally smaller (8 to 12" high) than the species, however the plant I have seen in cultivation listed as the variety favors the above description."

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Spring

Dirr says: "White flowers occur in flattish corymbs after the leaves have matured."  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and orange in the fall.
Dirr says: "The principal ornamental characteristic is the long-persistent gold, yellow and bronze fall color."  

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
 
Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAllentown, PAAlmond, WI
Alsip, ILAthens, MIAugusta, MI
Bangor, MIBattle Creek, MIBronxville, NY
Canton, MICarol Stream, ILCasco, MI
Channahon, ILChicago Heights, ILChicago Ridge, IL
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCleveland, OH
Coal City, ILColumbus, MIConneaut, OH
Crete, ILDetroit, MIDewitt, MI
Dimondale, MIDolton, ILDorset, OH
Eagle, MIEast Claridon, OHEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmwood Park, IL
Elyria, OHEmmaus, PAEvergreen Park, IL
Ferndale, MIGrand Rapids, MIGrosse Pointe, MI
Hamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MI
Hastings On hudson, NYHeath, OHHighland Park, MI
Homewood, ILJeffersonville, INJoliet, IL
Kalamazoo, MIKinsman, ILLaconia, IN
Lakewood, OHLandisburg, PALanesville, IN
Lansing, ILLawn, PALeavenworth, IN
Lebanon, PALemont, ILLemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PALexington, INLincolnshire, IL
Little York, INLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMcalisterville, PAMemphis, MI
Mentor, OHMiddlefield, OHMontville, OH
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MIMount Vernon, OH
Mundelein, ILNew Albany, OHNew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewark, OH
Newbury, OHNorth Chicago, ILNorth Kingsville, OH
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINorthbrook, IL
Northfield, OHOak Park, MIOshkosh, WI
Palatine, IL
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