Spiraea birchwood - May snow

Spiraea birchwood, also called "May snow", decorates the gardens with a whole fountain of magnificent white flowers, which compete in beauty with primroses and spring fruit trees. It grows quickly, incredibly lush and branched. And also winter hardy and undemanding to the soil. As well as spirya Vangutta. Photos of these plants amaze - they look like a flower explosion. Almost everyone can get this beautiful and unusual shrub on their site.

Spirea birchwood

The name of this plant comes from the Greek word "spiral". This is the shape of the bends of the branches of spirea. In our country, the bush is often called the Tavolga. But this is not entirely correct. These plants are similar, but it is not the same species. Spiraea birchwood is common in the forest-steppe zone, in the steppes and semi-deserts. The shrub is small. In natural conditions, it has a different form - pyramids, spheres, ovals. Species differ in the color of the leaves. And also how they change their shade with the onset of autumn. Having set out to ensure a continuous flowering to your garden, you can pick up plants (the spire shrub will do the best), which will replace each other from spring to mid-autumn and make your eyes happy. To do this, you need to thoroughly study each species, adapt it to the soil and understand which place it should take.

The most spectacular spirits are, of course, snow-white. Flowers are individually unattractive, very small and numerous. They are collected in inflorescences of different shapes. There is spirea birchwood, which blooms in the spring. But sometimes it happens in the summer. Spring forms are more often with white flowers. A summer - with crimson, pink or red. They are also characterized by a longer flowering time. All forms are undemanding to the conditions of growth, can grow even in the city, on a gassed flowerbed. After planting, bloom for the third year.

Watering, pruning and shaping the crown

Despite the undemanding, spirea on fertilized soils grows more luxuriantly, and its flowering is more abundant. If there is a need to make a hedge from the plant, you should plant shrubs at a distance of about half a meter from each other. It is best if planting occurs in September, in rainy weather. The pit should be provided with good drainage. In spring, the plant needs to be fed. To water moderately. Young spiraeans need the loosening of the soil and the removal of weeds. The roots should be sprinkled with a medium layer of peat. It is recommended to pay attention to the formation of the crown. Especially since the spiraeans are excellent in transference. After it, the branches grow very quickly. How exactly one should cut off each particular spiraea should be clarified after studying where the flower buds are formed on the plant. On the spiral of Vangutt and Tunberga, they form along the entire length of the shoot. Therefore, it is impossible to cut them off every year. But spire birchwood should be cut every year, early spring. It multiplies by cuttings and layers. The percentage of rooting is very large. This is another big plus of this unpretentious shrub.