False Spirea

Categories: Large Shrubs (Deciduous), Plants, Shrubs

False Spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia) – A showy and very hardy medium-sized shrub with upright panicles of frothy white flowers throughout summer and ferny foliage; suckers profusely and spreads into masses, use where this is desirable, for example as a tall groundcover or filler.

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

6 feet

Average Landscape Width:

8 feet

Growth Rate:

fast

Genus:

Sorbaria

Species:

sorbifolia

Flower Color:

white

Flower Period:

from early to mid summer

Summer Foliage Color:

dark green

Minimum Light:

partial shade

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

upright spreading

Canopy:

closed

Pruning:

late winter pruning

Pollution Tolerance:

medium

Other Species Names:

Ural False Spirea, Ash Leaf Spirea

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Density:

dense

Ornamental Features

False Spirea features airy plumes of white flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. It has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The pinnately compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

False Spirea is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Planting & Growing

False Spirea will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.

False Spirea

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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False Spirea

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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