Birchleaf Spirea
Spiraea betulifolia
Birchleaf spirea is a tidy, low western shrub topped with flat white flower clusters in summer and good orange-red fall color. Adaptable and compact for the front of borders and dry slopes. Like other spireas, the leaves have documented tea use.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~89 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, ID, MD, MN, MT, NC, ND, NJ, OR, PA, SD, TN, VA, WA, WV, WY
Related native plants
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- Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
- Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)
- Douglas Spirea (Spiraea douglasii)
- Rosy Spirea (Spiraea splendens)
- Broadleaf Meadowsweet (Spiraea latifolia)