(Free) Shirobana Spirea Pruning

Spirea blooms consistently and profusely on new wood after some time the plant begins to look a bit bedraggled with few blooms.

Shirobana spirea pruning. Shirobana spiraea requires minimal pruning when grown within zones 4 through 8 on the u s. Cut the tips start at the tips of your spirea when pruning by trimming it back to the leaf bud on the top. Pruning spirea after a couple of years will rejuvenate the plant. Spirea is a reliable blooming shrub that thrives in usda zones 5 9. Remove dead flowers in late fall or early winter. How to prune spiraea japonica. Cut back spiraea japonica branches severely during winter dormancy to encourage rejuvenation in the spring.

When planting shirobana spirea a hole should be dug twice the size of the roots and as deep as the plant was in the container. The same applies to the others in this group of late flowering spiraeas spiraea x douglasii and spiraea canescens. The proper ways to prune 1. This type of pruning will ensure many new fresh stems to flower later in the year. Maintain the good shape. Department of agriculture hardiness zone map. Trim the stem tips back to the topmost leaf bud on each stem using clean shears.

The plant should be placed in the hole and the hole should be refilled with dirt and mulch. Mix nine parts water with one part liquid chlorine bleach in a bucket. Prune the shirobana spiraea in early spring by cutting off all dead wood to its point of origin. Dip the cutting blades of your tools into the solution before and. Cut back the tips of most spirea varieties immediately following the first flush of spring flowers.