How to Use spirea in a Sentence

spirea

noun
  • Double Play Doozie is a Japanese spirea that also fits the bill.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Bridalwreath spirea exudes charm and is a perfect pick for cottage gardens.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Add white flowering dogwood branches, Queen Anne’s Lace, spirea, and white flowers to a tall cylindrical vase that’s clear, white, or blue.
    Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Look for spirea, ninebark, and azalea for spring, and for summer bloomers, plant weigela, rose of Sharon, and butterfly bush (new varieties are not invasive).
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
  • That disease may attack any member of the rose family, including hawthorns, mountain ash and spirea as well as apples, pears and of course roses.
    Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Like Little Princess spirea, this popular plant was given a misleading name.
    Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 27 May 2017
  • Bridal wreath spirea, an old-fashioned variety with cascading branches covered in frothy white blooms, has been a landscape favorite for decades.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Forsythia, flowering quince, bridal wreath spirea are all beginning to bloom.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Reaching 5-12 feet, the growth habit of ninebark is a loose mound similar to a large spirea and does well incorporated into a shrub border or natural planting.
    Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
  • The garden’s blooms include spirea, Japanese snowbell, flowering dogwood, lilacs, roses and much more.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 June 2022
  • Wright and others adopted pieces, from erecting pavilion-like structures to planting goldflame Japanese spirea.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Joynt and Kobelt bring a sensitive eye and an intuitive approach to their designs — joyful tumbles of roses, hellebores, ranunculus, anemone and spirea that capture the spirit of their farm.
    New York Times, 4 May 2021
  • This week, Jeff and Jonathan share progress reports on converting lawns into meadows - highlighting sightings of violas, tiger swallowtail butterflies, false spirea and more.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023

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