Little Princess Spirea

Botanical Name: Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’

Common Name: Little Princess Spirea

Mature Height and Width:
18–24" tall × 2–3' wide

Growth Habit: Compact, low mounded deciduous shrub with fine branching and a tight, rounded outline. Broader than tall. Slower and more compact than ‘Anthony Waterer’.

Foliage Description: Small, narrow oval to lance-shaped leaves; medium green; fine-textured. New growth may emerge slightly lighter green.

Flower Description: Flat-topped clusters (corymbs) of soft pink flowers borne above foliage; clusters smaller and more numerous than ‘Anthony Waterer’.

Bloom Time: Late spring to mid-summer; may lightly rebloom if deadheaded.

Fall Color: Yellow to bronze tones, variable.

Light Requirements: Full sun for strongest flowering and densest form.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 4–8

Notable Landscape Uses:
Low border edging; foundation planting; mass groundcover shrub; walkway lining; perennial border foreground; low informal hedge.

Deer Resistance: Moderate
New growth may be browsed in high-pressure areas, though plants typically recover due to dense branching.