Sun Exposure: Sun - Part Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Soil Type: Sand-Loam, Loam, Loam-Clay
Height: 4 feet
Spread: 1-3 feet
Blooms: July, August, September
Root: Woody
Habitat: Wet prairies, Low areas along streams, Edges of marshes, bogs, and ditches.
Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Natural gardens
Wildlife Value: The flowers are very popular with many kinds of insects, especially long-tongued bees, wasps, flies, skippers, and butterflies, which seek nectar. Host Plant: Spring Azure
Seed Origin: Wasaga Beach, ON
Germination Code: C(60), D
Spiraea alba - Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet is woody a shrub, with large clusters of white flowers thatt appear almost fuzzy due to the long stamens. The stems grow upright and become woody with age. The flowers are frequented by many different types buzzing pollinators and insects.
Spiraea alba is a great native alternatives to the Japanese Spirea used in many traditional landscape designs.