Spiraea nipp. 'Snowmound'

Spiraea nipponica "Snowmound" is also called muscle shrub in Dutch. It is a medium-sized, deciduous shrub with a bushy, spreading shape. The leaves are obovate, finely serrated and dark green in color. From the end of May to July, this muscular shrub blooms profusely with small, white flowers in round corymbs on slightly drooping annual 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 reasonably well and is pest and disease free.