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Spiraea douglasii
Rose spirea · Steeplebush · Douglas's spirea · Douglas' Meadowsweet · Douglas spirea
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: partial_sun Toxicity: low
Temperature
5–32 °C
Soil pH
6–6
Hardiness
Zone 5–8
Click count
722
Observations
3,218
Description
Source: leafsnapSpiraea douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family native to western North America. Common names include hardhack, hardhack steeplebush, Douglas' spirea, douglasspirea, steeplebush, and rose spirea.
🌳 The fragrant rose spirea is a versatile shrub, ideal for filling gaps between other plants, and perfect for informal or cottage gardens. This easy-to-grow plant produces fluffy pink flowers in the summer, adding both texture and color to banks and borders. Additionally, it attracts butterflies while being deer-resistant.
🎭 Wealth, fortune and prosperity
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 5–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-6
Soil pH: 6-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Spiraea
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-8
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 2.13 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.83 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Flower Size
- 0.10 cm to 0.20 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Summer, Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
Tags (5)
Common Names (12)
en Rose spirea
en Steeplebush
en Douglas's spirea
en Douglas' Meadowsweet
en Douglas spirea
en Menzies' spirea
en Hardhack steeplebush
en Hardhack
en Douglas' spirea
en Douglas' spiraea
en Pink spiraea
en Western hardhack