Spiraea nipponica

Spiraea nipponica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the island of Shikoku, Japan.^[1] Growing to 1.2–2.5 m (4–8 ft) tall and broad, it is a deciduous shrub with clusters of small, bowl-shaped white flowers in midsummer.^[2]

Spiraea nipponica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Spiraea
Species:	S. nipponica
Binomial name
Spiraea nipponica Maxim.

The specific epithet nipponica means "Japanese".^[3]

Cultivars

The cultivar 'Snowmound'^[4] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5][6]

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  Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
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  Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
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  Spiraea nipponica 'Gerlve's Rainbow'
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  Spiraea nipponica 'Halward's Silver'