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Spiraea crenata, the scalloped spirea, is a low deciduous shrub of the rose family, reaching about 0.6 to 1.2 m, native to chalky mountain slopes in southeastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. It is a low-maintenance ornamental that needs full sun and good drainage.
Spiraea crenata, the scalloped spirea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to northeastern Spain, southeastern Europe, parts of Russia, southwestern Siberia, northwestern Kazakhstan, and the Altai, and has gone extinct in Hungary. A deciduous shrub reaching 0.6 to 1.2 m (2 to 4 ft), it is found growing in chalky mountainous areas on slopes and in scrublands. A low-maintenance ornamental, it is hardy in USDA Zones 4 through 8, and prefers full sun.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
