Bridalwreath Spirea (Spiraea prunifolia)

Bridalwreath Spirea (Spiraea prunifolia)Description: Hardy, deciduous, spring flowering shrub A profusion of double, pure white flowers are borne in dense clusters on arching branches before the emergence of small, elliptical, shiny dark green leaves; foliage turns lovely shades of red, orange, and purple in fall Habit: Grows 6 8 feet tall and wide; upright and dense, becoming more open and leggy with age Culture: Prefers full sun and average, well drained soils; tolerates light shade and

Culture: Prefers shade and woodsy

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Culture: Prefers full sun to partial shade and rich

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dry but rich-tasting fruits with a yellowish-green skin and strawberry-colored pulp

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Quaker botanist John Bartram also grew Pawpaws in his garden near Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson listed it as an ornamental native in his Notes on the State of Virginia (1782)

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the state flower of Virginia

Native to Europe

Another of Jefferson's surviving recipes was for noodles