Flower Notes:
Pink;red;white (Flat-topped flower clusters (corymbs); the multi-colored flowers can be pink, deep rose, white or a combination of the colors; June through August)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage is a lustrous dark green); Red (Variable reddish fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Dry follicle; not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, but best with adequate moisture and a pH of 6.0-7.5
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, 1-3" long, lanceolate leaves, are sharply and doubly serrate, and more pale green underneath. Stems are narrow and slightly angled. Unlike most Spiraea variants, the flower clusters of 'Genpei' are multi-colored and can be pink, rose-red, white, or a combination of the colors.
