• Photo of Spiraea salicifolia (Spiraea salicifolias)

Plant Profile: Spiraea salicifolia

Taxonomy: Spiraea salicifolia

Names

Bridewort, Willowleaf Meadowsweet

  • Photo of Spiraea salicifolia (Spiraea salicifolias)

Phonetic Spelling:spy-REE-ah sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-uh

Genus:Spiraea

Species:salicifolia

Family:Rosaceae

Willowleaf Meadowsweet is a deciduous shrub belonging to the rose family, typically thriving in moist, bog-like environments or wooded regions.

Spiraea salicifolia Feature Summary

Spiraea salicifolia Image Gallery

Tags

#nectar plant
#dense
#thickets
#pollinator plant
#mid-summer flowers
#early summer flowers
#late summer flowers
#woodlands

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Spiraea salicifolia Feature Summary

Attributes
Flowers support pollinating insects.
Flowers
Blooms all summer and flowers are pollinated by insects.
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a

Spiraea salicifolia Attributes

Spiraea salicifolia: Country Or Region Of Origin

Europe and Japan

Spiraea salicifolia: Wildlife Value

Flowers support pollinating insects.

Spiraea salicifolia: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Spiraea salicifolia Flowers

Spiraea salicifolia: Flower Description

Blooms all summer and flowers are pollinated by insects.

Spiraea salicifolia: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Spiraea salicifolia Whole Plant Traits

Spiraea salicifolia: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Spiraea salicifolia: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Spiraea salicifolia Cultural Conditions

Spiraea salicifolia: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Spiraea salicifolia: Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Spiraea salicifolia: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Spiraea salicifolia: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Spiraea salicifolia Leaves

Spiraea salicifolia: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Spiraea salicifolia Stem

Spiraea salicifolia: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes