Will it survive winter

wjd1963

Hello
My japonica got badly eaten leaves this summer and looks a shadow of its former self.will it die or come back forum?

nutcutlet

It looks like a Spiraea. Spiraea japonica? It will come back, leaves are insect food, they've got to eat. 

wjd1963

So leave as it is and wait for spring then Cutler?

wjd1963

Cutlet doh

Obelixx

Yes.  Japonica is a way to indicate something, in this case a plant, that originates in Japan and can be applied to forms of quince, cmellia, pieris and, in this case, spiraea which is a deciduous shrub.  It will lose its leaves for winter and then re-grow them in spring and produce flowers in early summer.