Spiraea cinerea 'Grefsheim'

Spiraea cinerea "Grefsheim" is also called shrub spirea in Dutch. It is a small to medium-sized, deciduous ornamental shrub with a bushy and compact upright shape. The gray-green leaves are elongated, narrow and almost lanceolate. In April and May, this shrub blooms profusely with small, white flowers on pendulous twigs and old wood. This spiraea likes a sunny to slightly shaded position in a well-drained, cool and moist soil. This plant is hardy, tolerates sea wind and air pollution, is pest and disease free and, in addition to the sea of flowers in spring, also offers beautiful golden yellow leaf coloring in autumn.