This shrub is called Anthony Waterer Spirea or Spiraea Japonica It's so pleasing to touch its flowers and buds as they are exceptionally soft The flowers a'Anthony Waterer' is the old standard cultivar that is still the most commonly used selection Most nursery catalogs list it under Spiraea x bumalda, which is a hybrid between the Pink Japanese Spirea (S japonica) x the White Woodland Spirea (S albiflora) Many botanists have recently combined S albiflora into the S japonica speciesSpiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer' (Japanese Spirea) is a compact, broadly mounded, deciduous shrub with delicate, willowy, reddishpurple leaves in spring, maturing to bluegreen as summer progresses The foliage turns vibrant shades of yellow and reddishpurple in the fall
Anthony Waterer Japanese Spirea Grown By Overdevest