Spiraea tomentosa (Steeplebush)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average, moist-wet, acidic soil. Tolerates light shade but flowers best in full sun.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pink-rose. July-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies, bees and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Columbia Silkmoth and Spring Azure
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AR , CT , DE , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
A member or the Roseacae family, Steeplebush is an erect, deciduous shrub covered in dense plumes packed with pink flowers. This is a beautiful, easy to grow selection that prefers wet, sunny locations with acidic soil. Following its summer show of gorgeous flowers, the fall foliage will fill your garden space with golden-bronze hues touched with a hint of red. Use in cottage and rain gardens, bogs or as erosion control along wet slopes and waterways. Wet soil tolerant and deer and erosion resistant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average, moist-wet, acidic soil. Tolerates light shade but flowers best in full sun.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pink-rose. July-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies, bees and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Columbia Silkmoth and Spring Azure
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AR , CT , DE , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
A member or the Roseacae family, Steeplebush is an erect, deciduous shrub covered in dense plumes packed with pink flowers. This is a beautiful, easy to grow selection that prefers wet, sunny locations with acidic soil. Following its summer show of gorgeous flowers, the fall foliage will fill your garden space with golden-bronze hues touched with a hint of red. Use in cottage and rain gardens, bogs or as erosion control along wet slopes and waterways. Wet soil tolerant and deer and erosion resistant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average, moist-wet, acidic soil. Tolerates light shade but flowers best in full sun.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 3-5 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pink-rose. July-September.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies, bees and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Columbia Silkmoth and Spring Azure
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AR , CT , DE , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
A member or the Roseacae family, Steeplebush is an erect, deciduous shrub covered in dense plumes packed with pink flowers. This is a beautiful, easy to grow selection that prefers wet, sunny locations with acidic soil. Following its summer show of gorgeous flowers, the fall foliage will fill your garden space with golden-bronze hues touched with a hint of red. Use in cottage and rain gardens, bogs or as erosion control along wet slopes and waterways. Wet soil tolerant and deer and erosion resistant.
