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Spiraea tomentosa
Steeplebush · Meadowsweet · Hardhack · Tomentose Meadowsweet
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
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Soil pH
5–7
Hardiness
Zone 3–7
Click count
657
Observations
708
Description
Source: leafsnapSpiraea tomentosa, commonly known as steeplebush, meadowsweet, or hardhack, or eastern hardhack, is a flowering plant native to the eastern United States and Canada.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 0–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-7
Soil pH: 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Spiraea
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-7
- Mature Height
- 0.61 m to 1.22 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.52 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Fall
Tags (8)
Common Names (4)
en Steeplebush
en Meadowsweet
en Hardhack
en Tomentose Meadowsweet