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trefle.io · Taken May 22, 2018 by Matthias Foellmer (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Asian meadowsweet
Spiraea trilobata
Also known as Oriental meadowsweet, Eleiosina triloba, Spiraea triloba, Spiraea grossulariifolia
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Spiraea · Asian Meadowsweet · White Flowers · Deciduous Shrub · Ornamental · Border Plant · Low Maintenance · Cold Hardy · Pollinator · Rosaceae
Asian meadowsweet is a compact, deciduous ornamental shrub that puts on a beautiful show of small white flower clusters in late spring and early summer, making it a popular choice for borders and foundation plantings. It adapts well to a range of soils and is easy to grow in partial shade with average moisture, requiring little more than an annual light pruning after flowering to maintain a tidy shape. This cold-hardy shrub is a great low-maintenance option for temperate gardens seeking season-l
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; established shrubs are fairly tolerant of brief dry periods · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–6.8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, China North-Central, China Southeast, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, New York, Xinjiang
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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