Flower buds with hints of red open into flattened clusters of small, 5-petaled, white flowers. ‘Tor Gold’ is a small shrub with rounded, birch-like, toothed leaves that emerge bright yellow, mature to chartreuse, and turn red, orange, and purple in autumn.

It was found in The Netherlands in 2008 as a sport of Spirea betulifolia ‘Tor’, a shrub which is valued for its hardiness in very low temperatures. 'Tor Gold', commonly sold under the trade name GLOW GIRL, is a Proven Winner selection. Specific epithet comes from the birch genus ( Betula) and leaf ( folia) in obvious reference to the leaf shape. Genus name comes from the Greek word speira meaning wreath in reference to the showy flower clusters seen on most shrubs in the genus. lucida (shinyleaf spirea) which is native to western North America (British Columbia to Saskatchewan south to Oregon, Wyoming and Minnesota). (Pennsylvania south to Alabama and Georgia) and Spiraea betulifolia var. Autumn brings quality shades of orange, red and purple. Tiny white flowers cover the plant in late spring and removal of faded flowers will encourage additional bloom. corymbosa (shinyleaf meadowsweet) which is native to the eastern U.S. Tor Birchleaf Spirea Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor' 'Tor' is a compact mound of dark, gray-green, birch-like leaves. Varieties of this species include Spiraea betulifolia var.

Foliage turns quality shades of orange, red and purple in autumn. White flowers in clusters (corymbs) cover the foliage in mid-summer. Birch-like, round to egg-shaped leaves (to 2' long) have toothed margins. It is a dwarf shrub that typically matures as a dense rounded mound of foliage to 3' tall and as wide. Spiraea betulifolia, commonly called birchleaf spirea, is native to Japan and eastern Asia.

Spirea tor birchleaf