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
• Knudson adds that ranunculus and spirea are also excellent choices for a spring wedding arrangement.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024