Spiraea Douglasii Flower

The word spiraea comes from a greek plant that was commonly used for garlands.

Spiraea douglasii flower. The plant is a common ornamental shrub and has naturalized throughout much of the united states and canada. Erect thicket forming shrub with many shoots and branches. A full sun to part shade lover this plant is easily grown in average medium to wet well drained soils. Douglas spiraea is named after david douglas. A rampant shrub that in time can form a dense. Japanese spirea japanese spirea spiraea japonica in flower. 1 description 2 distribution and habitat.

It is also commonly known as hardhack steeplebush or as western pink or rose spiraea. Grows in moist areas in forest bogs fens streambanks at low to mid. Western spirea steeple bush hardhack pink spiraea rose spiraea grows up to 4 6 ft. It typically grows 4 6 tall. Leaves deciduous alternating along branches with short petioles oval to oblong dark green on top. Flowers many pink to rose in pointed erect cluster much longer than broad. Common names include hardhack citation needed hardhack steeplebush citation needed douglas spirea douglasspirea steeplebush and rose spirea.