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American meadowsweet | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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American meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Genus: Spiraea
Family: Rosaceae
Common Names: meadow sweet, pale bridewort, queen of the meadows

About this plant

Small, upright thicket-forming shrub to about 1.2m tall, with narrow, sharply-serrated mid-green leaves on unbranched yellow-brown stems, and downy, terminal panicles of tiny white flowers produced in late summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in most moist soils, including wet and boggy soils, tolerant of all but the most extreme conditions, in full sun or light shade

Pruning

Pruning group 6 for spiraea flowering on current years stems, deadhead after flowering. Keep really neat and compact by cutting all stems back to within 15cm of ground level after flowering

Propagation

Propagate suckering species such as S. alba by division in late summer or early spring. Propagate by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings in spring to late summer or hardwood cuttings in winter

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Pond MarginsBorders

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Suckering

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years