A LITTLE MORE LIFE
White meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
Native flowers feed pollinators, and foliage hosts spring azure caterpillars.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Keep soil moist; this deciduous shrub performs poorly in hot, dry conditions.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 3–4 ft tall · 3–4 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–7
- Garden role
- Summer flowers for a moist hedge
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese spirea.
Spiraea japonica
Try white meadowsweet for summer flowers for a moist hedge.
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Photo credits & licenses
White meadowsweet: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japanese spirea: Milada · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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