Billiard Spirea

Billiard Spirea

Spiraea x billiardii

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

▲ ▼ shrub near end of flowering

▲ ▼ flowers

▲ leaves, twigs, faded flowers

▲ leaves

Location on or near campus: not known

Spiraea x billiardii: Billiard Spirea

• leaves alternate, deciduous, simple, oblong obovate, 1-1/5" long, with round-pointed tip of leaf; green above; lighter underneath
• stems dark brown to purplish, thin
• flowers are rose-pink and tiny, but in large terminal panicles 4-8 inches tall
• grows 3-6' tall and 2/3 to as wide in an upright oval shrub with new sprouts from base annually
• prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soils; prefers colder climates, although does “OK" in Springifeld area
• medium growth rate