Spiraea tomentosa

steeplebush, hardback spirea

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Rosaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Low Shrub

Height

3 - 6ft

Spread

3 - 6ft

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Fruit

Capsule; Brown

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet

Blooms

July - September

Fall Color

yellow green

Habitat

wet meadows, moist old fields, bogs and swamps; lake edges, marshes, dunes, roadside swales

Notes

cultivars available with white or red flowers

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The Native Plants Guide

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