Spiraea alba
(white meadowsweet)
(white meadowsweet)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Mrs. W. D. Bransford, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 2 – 3 feet
Spread: 4 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: IA, SD
Fruit: small pod-shaped follicles; late summer into fall
Comments & Cautions:
more adaptable to wet soil than other spireas; do not allow to dry out
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
upright, numerous unbranched stems; mounded overall form
Foliage
narrow-toothed green leaves; medium-fine texture
Flowers
cone-shaped terminal clusters of tiny white flowers; June-August