Spiraea hypericifolia 50+ PCS fresh seeds, Birchleaf Spirea, Spiraea white flowers, Perennial flowering shrub, Spirea St. John's worm tree

🌱 Spiraea hypericifolia — Birchleaf Spirea, Spiraea white flowers, Spirea St. John's worm tree

Deodar Seeds offers Spiraea hypericifolia seeds, a perennial flowering shrub known for its white flowers and attractive foliage.

🌿 Botanical Description

Spiraea hypericifolia is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 1.5 m tall with long, rod-shaped, erect branches and brown bark. Young shoots are either naked or pubescent. The buds are ovate, sharp, glabrous or almost glabrous, with brown scales. Leaves are alternate, oblong-obovate to obovate-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 cm long and 0.5-0.8 cm wide, with a wedge-shaped base and a blunt or sharp tip, usually glabrous, rarely pubescent on both sides, with three obscure veins or with obscure pinnate venation. The flowers are collected in 4-11 in sessile umbrellas with several small bract leaves at the base. Pedicels are 0.8-1.8 cm long, glabrous or pubescent. Bracts fall off early, very small. The flowers are 5-9 mm in diameter, with a bare hypanthium. Petals are in number 5, almost rounded to obovate, white. The sepals are triangular, sharp, with fruits straight. Stamens are in the amount of about 20, slightly shorter than the petals. The fruit is a multi-leafed leaflet, the leaflets are usually glabrous, less often pubescent. The seeds are flattened-narrowly ellipsoidal, 2-2.5 mm long, glabrous, with a fine-mesh surface, brown, somewhat shiny.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds 1-2 cm deep in the spring or fall, stratification is not required.
• Germination temperature: 18-20°C, germination time: 1-2 weeks.
• Soil type: well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
• Watering and fertilization: moderate watering, fertilize in the spring.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8, frost tolerance: moderate.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Spiraea hypericifolia is native to East Asia, specifically China, Japan, and Korea. It grows in a variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, and along streams, at elevations up to 1,500 m.

✨ Interesting Facts

Spiraea hypericifolia has been used in traditional medicine for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. The plant is also a popular ornamental, valued for its attractive foliage and white flowers. In some cultures, the plant is considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity.