[kolbasz]

My spirea's went crazy, now I need advice on what to do with them as they are falling over on themselves.

 

[stotea]

Trim them? And/or you could install some kind of cage/fence to support them.

 

[kolbasz]

Trim them? And/or you could install some kind of cage/fence to support them.

By trim you mean clip some off the top or just take them all the way down?

 

[Darrell]

Are they this way all the time or just after watering?

 

[kolbasz]

Used to be after getting heavy rain, but now they just lay like that

 

[Mr McTurf]

Trim them? And/or you could install some kind of cage/fence to support them.

By trim you mean clip some off the top or just take them all the way down?

Either/or, Spireas take very well to pruning. You could easily cut them in 1/2. Spireas can be cut to the ground as well, but I wouldn't normally do that while they are actively growing. Better to do it in late fall after dormant, or very early spring before they start growing.

 

[kolbasz]

Sounds like a plan, I'll trim off a half or third to see if that helps.

Moat likely a result of not cutting them all the way down last year so they were already big when the season started.

 

[mmacejko]

Mine last year looked similar. This year in very early spring I reluctantly cut them all back to about 18". Took awhile but they all came back beautiful

 

[Mr McTurf]

Not at my house, but here are some Anthony Waterer Spirea that I cut to the ground early this spring in Minnesota. They are about 2' tall now.

 

[Butter]

Another thing with Spirea. Once you get them shaped and under control you can lightly shear them as the blooms fade and they will keep blooming all summer.

 

[kolbasz]

I always forget how resilient spirea are.

 

[RandyMan]

I ve actually had success dividing these.I have two species , one like you have and another one with lime colored leaves that produce a lighter pink colored flower.4 years ago I only had 2 plants , one of each. Now I have over 30 of each!..Its rough work but I dig them up late winter before they start producing new leaves and take an electric saw zal and split them into 4 plants.They do look kinda bad for the first month after replanting them but they quickly fill in fast..By mid march or first of april you wont notice at all.In 2-3 years I will need to do it again ..Might have to start a spiera nursery lol

heres pictures of the ones I have