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Renaissance Spirea

Spiraea vanhouttei 'Renaissance'

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Plant Profile & Growing Essentials

Cold hardy, Low Maintenance, Flowering, Fall Color/Interest, Deer-resistant, Disease resistant, Attracts pollinators, Drought resistant, Heat Tolerant, and Hedge/Screen

Specifications

  • Botanical Name
    Spiraea vanhouttei 'Renaissance'
  • Height
    5-7 ft
  • Width
    6-8 ft
  • Growing Zones
    3-7
  • Sunlight
    • Full sun
  • Growth Rate
    Moderate
  • Flower Color
    • White
  • Leaf Color
    • Green
    • Orange
    • Red
  • Fall Color
    Orange & Red
  • Pollinator Friendly
    Yes
  • Pollinator Required
    No
  • Bloom Period
    Late Spring, Early Summer
  • Fragrant
    Yes
  • Does Not Ship To
    AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, LA, MS, MT, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA

Planting & Care Instructions

Where to Plant

  • Sunlight: This shrub performs best in full sun, requiring at least six hours of direct light daily to produce its signature white flower clusters. While it handles partial shade, you will notice fewer blooms and a less vibrant orange-red display during the fall season.
  • Soil: Renaissance Spirea thrives in well drained soil that is rich in organic matter. If you are dealing with heavy clay, mix in some compost to improve drainage, as "wet feet" can lead to root rot and poor growth.

Watering Requirements

During the first growing season, provide about one inch of water per week to help the root system become established in your landscape. Once mature, this variety is quite drought tolerant, though a deep soaking during summer dry spells prevents the foliage from crisping. Inconsistent watering often leads to smaller flower corymbs and may cause the plant to drop its leaves prematurely in late summer.

Pruning Tips

Because this spirea blooms on "old wood" produced the previous year, you should prune it immediately after the flowers fade in late spring. Use a thinning technique by removing the oldest, thickest stems down to the ground to encourage fresh, vigorous growth from the base. This "rejuvenation" approach acts like a reset button, keeping the shrub from becoming overly woody or sparse in the center.

Fertilizer Needs

Apply a balanced, slow release fertilizer in early spring just as new growth begins to emerge. Avoid using high nitrogen fertilizers late in the summer because this stimulates soft, tender growth that won't have time to harden off before the first frost. This late season growth is highly susceptible to winter kill, which can damage the overall structure of the shrub.

Cascading White Blossoms Renaissance Spirea

  • Tiny White Flowers in Early Spring
  • Longer Bloom Period Than Old Fashioned Varieties
  • Gracefully Arching Branches
  • Vase-Shaped Shrub Features Blue-Green Foliage for Summer
  • Orange-Red Fall Color
  • Beautiful Specimen Plant or in Mixed Borders
  • Can Be Grown in a Wide Range of Well-Drained Soil Types
  • Disease Resistant
  • Deer Resistant
  • Very Low Maintenance

People just love the grace of Bridalwreath Spirea shrubs and the new and improved version is a true Renaissance! Introducing the Renaissance Spirea shrub (Spiraea vanhouttei 'Renaissance'), bringing you one of the best varieties to use in your landscape! Each slender, arching branch is adorned with sweet, little, white blooms every year in early spring.

Maybe you remember them from Grandma's garden, or have seen them flowering around your town? Well, this improved cultivar of Bridalwreath offers the same gorgeous form and lovely spring show, but adds a fiery fall color display, too.

You'll also appreciate how easy-care this disease-resistant variety will be in your landscape. These are nearly "plant-them-and-forget-them" deciduous shrubs, but are far too attractive to ever forget them!

They even look wonderful in winter. The delicate wand-like branches look like a fairy tale after each one is touched by the shine of frost.

Plant these pretties where you'll see them. Renaissance is showy enough for a spot front and center in your garden design. But, it's not too proud to become a supporting actor as a backdrop for smaller plants.

Of course, you'll grow Renaissance Spirea for its wonderful springtime display. There is nothing prettier than seeing each arching, chocolate-brown branch, liberally frosted with a cascade of pristine white blooms that flow up, over and down to the ground. It's an enchanting display to be savored each year.

Why not host a romantic spring soirée to welcome the new season? The flowers shine sweetly in the moonlight, so it needn't be a daytime event. Weave a few of the long branch whips into circlet wreaths for your guests to wear on their heads as country-chic party favors. Everyone will look great on social media. Not to mention the joy that children will get from these lovely shrubs!

Plant several shrubs so you have plenty of material on hand. You'll forever be trimming branches of the small, lobed blue-green leaves of summer to include in your cut flower arrangements.

Don't forget to trim the bold, fall color foliage for your fall bouquets or to place along the length of your Thanksgiving tablescape. The colorful leaves persist for a long time on this ornamental shrub. Allow it to decorate your landscape in all seasons.

We take calls on this plant every week. Order yours today, you'd hate to miss next year's blooms.

How to Use Renaissance Spirea in the Landscape

Give this shrub plenty of space to grow to its mature height and width. It's a shame to prune that incredible fountain-shaped form down to control it.

Try a row as a lovely foundation planting or elevate the look of an existing fence. Your neighbors will bless your thoughtfulness, and so will local butterflies.

Renaissance are a great addition to any organic garden. But deer tend to leave them alone, so they are a great plant for a woodland landscape.

Plant them 3 to 5 feet apart on center. The wider apart you plant, the more open the eventual look. You'll measure from the center of one to the center of the next.

Compact Renaissance Spirea has an airy and refined appearance. Use it as a fine-textured accent throughout your planting design to tie the entire look together. It makes a charming contrast against the stalwart presence of evergreen trees and shrubs.

Their ease of care allows them to work well in commercial property plantings as well. Go ahead, use the blooms and pretty shape to catch the eyes of all who pass by.

#ProPlantTips for Care

With optimal conditions, this cold-hardy plant can be expected to live a long time. Plant it in a full sun location with well-drained soil.

Water regularly and increase the amount of water in hot, dry periods. Fertilize with a balanced fertilizer like Dr. Earth Organic and Natural All-Purpose Fertilizer once in the late winter.

This particular variety is considered low maintenance and is not only more compact, but also more disease resistant than other varieties. Renaissance is tolerant of many soil types and environments.

Prune to shape right after flowering. You can even do a renewal pruning every 8 years or so by cutting it down to the ground level. It will fill back in quickly with new growth from the crown of the plant.

Enjoy this lovely, spring-blooming shrub. Fast-growing and carefree, Renaissance Spirea is an ornamental shrub that's sure to bring you years of enjoyment and beauty. Order today!

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