Vanhoutte's spirea is best described as which of the following?

Vanhoutte's spirea is best described as which of the following?

• A. A small evergreen shrub with red berries.
• B. A fast-growing, deciduous flowering shrub known for its profuse, arching branches covered in tiny white flowers in spring. Prune in spring after flowering.
• C. A groundcover plant with purple flowers.
• D. A conifer producing cones.

Answer: (B)

Vanhoutte's spirea is a fast-growing, deciduous flowering shrub whose arching branches are smothered in tiny white flowers in spring. The blooms appear on wood formed the previous season, so the best time to prune is right after it finishes flowering. Pruning then keeps the plant tidy, controls size, and encourages a strong display of flowers the following spring by preserving the upcoming year's buds. It isn’t evergreen, so it loses leaves in winter; it isn’t a groundcover with purple flowers, and it isn’t a conifer producing cones.

Vanhoutte's spirea is a fast-growing, deciduous flowering shrub whose arching branches are smothered in tiny white flowers in spring. The blooms appear on wood formed the previous season, so the best time to prune is right after it finishes flowering. Pruning then keeps the plant tidy, controls size, and encourages a strong display of flowers the following spring by preserving the upcoming year's buds.

It isn’t evergreen, so it loses leaves in winter; it isn’t a groundcover with purple flowers, and it isn’t a conifer producing cones.