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Spiraea alba
Narrow Leaved Meadowsweet
Origin: A North American Native from Western Canada to Eastern Canada along the boreal forest range.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Spiraea |
| Species |
| alba |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Sparse looking plant with one or several stems. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Scrubby grassland areas with adequate moisture, along river edges where rich soil conditions exist. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple, alternate leaves that are 4-6 cm long, lanceolate with a narrowly elliptic with leaf margins finely serrate. Leaves are dark green on the surface and light green on the undersides, often with fine hairs along the leaf veins. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers from June to September. |
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