Rosaceae
Spiraea alba var. alba
Spiraea alba var. alba var. alba
Also known as Spiraea alba densifolia, Spiraea ciliata var. multiflora, Spiraea undulata, Spiraea ciliata var. petiolata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Spiraea · White Flowers · Deciduous Shrub · Native · Pollinator · Meadow · Rosaceae · Summer Blooming · Wildlife Garden · Shrub
White meadowsweet is a graceful, deciduous native shrub that produces feathery plumes of white flowers in summer, attracting a wide range of pollinators. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded location with moist, well-draining soil for best results. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy shape and encourage vigorous new growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; ensure consistently moist but well-draining soil, especially during establishment · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.3–6.8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Belgium, France, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, QuéBec
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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