Pink Ice spirea
Spiraea vanhouttei 'Pink Ice'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pink Ice' spirea (Spiraea vanhouttei 'Pink Ice') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer, and butterflies visit the flowers. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Hakuro-nishiki hybrid willow, Purple Sensation ornamental onion, and Sweet woodruff.