Dwarf Spirea (Spiraea Morrisonicola)
I don't remember what prompted me to purchase this plant at Dancing Oaks Nursery a few years ago. I may have fallen for the nursery's description (I'm really good at that!), or perhaps it was simply because it was such a cutie patootie sitting there on the display table. I seem to recall buying it on impulse after I had already arrived at the nursery. Whatever the reason, I brought it home, read a little about its preferred growing conditions, planted it, and then largely forgot about it. I didn't completely forget about it, however, because I planted it right at the beginning of the gravel pathway leading into the back garden. It's one of the first plants you see after stepping through the back gate. It turned out to be an excellent location because it has done very well there. It is a slow grower, remaining compact and small. As advertised, it would make an excellent plant for a rock garden. The botanical name for this interesting little plant is Spiraea morriso...
