Meadowsweet
Latin Name: Spiraea latifolia
Current Height and Cost: 2 ft - $25
Eventual Size at Maturity: Height - 3ft Spread - 3ft
Space Requirements: 3ft from fences, paved surfaces or buildings
Form: upright, spreading
Growth Rate: fast
Tolerates Standing Water: no
Light Required: full sun
Fall Colour: yellow
Flowers clusters of small white flowers June to Sept
Fruit: clusters of tiny dry pods at branch tips
Wildlife and Other Notes: attracts adult moths and butterflies
Shrub Tips: thrives in moist or wet soil
Photos courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden www.mobot.org





