My Unknown White Flowering Beauty

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  1. DirtisCool!

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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Ms kitty 01 In Flower

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    I don't know what it is but it's pretty.
     
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    Do you live in the southeast US?
    Only a guess, Halesia tetraptera?
     



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  6. GinnyC

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    My mom used to have them in her garden many, many years ago. I believe you may have a bridal wreath spirea there. There are quite a few different cultivars out there, some single and some double blooms.
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I agree with Ginny... Spirea. They are in bloom around here now. I picked up a couple, but not sure I want to plant them. Although I love them when they are in bloom, they do tend to look a little straggly the rest of the year.
     
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    It looks like a spirea to me.my grandma used to have them.good job with the id Ginny.
     
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    Difficult to tell without a close up but agreed it looks very Spiraea like.
     
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    DirtisCool! New Seed

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    You guys rock! Yep, I think that's what it is. I am in the southeast. Thank you so much for your help. Yes, it does look kind of blah in the summer, but the display is so beautiful it's worth it!
     
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    I was going to vote spirea too. Now, I doubly do, hearing that you live in the south. I have another white flowered shrub that blooms early, just after the forsythia & before the spirea. It is from Korea & is related to forsythia. The white forsythia, Abeliophyllum. If you like spirea, you might like it as well. Mine is still covered in snow as I write this, or I would include a photo.
     
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    What! A white forsythia! How awesome is that! Be sure to take a picture of it when it blooms.
     
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    Hey DirtisCool, if you go into the 'Plants' section of Gardenstew & look up Abeliophyllum distichum (Korean White Forsythia)
    you can see a photo I took 2 years ago. Keep in mind it was a division from a friend's white forsythia (thus small) & the photo was taken 2 years ago. Every year I get a better display. I'll try to take a more recent photo when it blooms this year.
     
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