Plant Name:  Spiraea splendens
Common name:  Mountain Spirea/Rose Meadowsweet
Plant Type:  Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height:  1.5’ – 3’
Plant Width:  1.5’ – 3’
Bloom Time: June to August
Flower Color: Rose Pink
Exposure:  Sun to Light Shade
Soil Requirements:  Tolerates a Variety of Soils, but Well-Drained.
Water Need:  Low
Attributes: Yellow Fall Color; Fragrant Flowers; Hosts Butterflies & Moths; Good for Pollinators.
Uses: Butterfly Garden; Small Space Shrub.
Native to:  British Columbia to California
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9

City of Ashland Firewise Plant: Plants may be planted within 5 feet of a building.

Report by AGC Members: Viki Ashford & Carlotta Lucas

Photo by: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons