Spiraea japonica var. alpina, also known as the alpine spirea or daphne spirea, is a low-growing, rounded, deciduous shrub that has pink flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring to mid summer. The leaves are small, oval, sharply toothed, and blue green-colored. In the fall they turn red and orange.
The shrub grows to a height of , with a spread of . They are native to Japan but grow in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 8.
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