Steeplebush
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| Spiraea tomentosa L. |
Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa) is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack (S. douglasii).
Spiraea tomentosa grows to up to four feet high, and prefers moist to wet soil and full sun. It blooms in summer. Individual Steeplebush flowers are about 1/16 of an inch wide and are arranged in narrow, pyramid-shaped clusters that can be up to eight inches long. Butterflies and other nectar-feeding insects find the flowers highly attractive. The flowers are followed by small, dry, brown fruit.
The hardiness zone for this plant is listed as zones 4 to 6. It is found natively in the northeastern United States and Canada.
[edit] References
- Leopold, Donald J. (2005). Native Plants of the Northeast. Timber Press.
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