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Spiraea densiflora

Spirea - Mountain

Spiraea densiflora

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  • Native to North America
  • Hardy
  • Deer resistant
Description

A beautiful native shrub known as mountain spirea. Fragrant, bright, rosy pink pom-pom flowers in mid-summer. In its native habitat it is found on cold, moist, rocky slopes, but it is also a well adapted landscape shrub.

USDA Zone
3 - 8 (-40°F/-40°C)
Exposure
Full sun, Part sun
Height
2 - 3'
Width
2 - 3'
Finish Time
1 season
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Summer
Flower Color
Pink
Foliage Color
Green

Soil

Adaptable to all soils except very wet sites.

Pruning

Blooms on new wood - prune in early spring as desired.

Uses

Naturalizing; perennial beds; wildlife gardens.

Growing Tips

Benefits from periodic rejuvenation pruning.