Douglas Spirea
Spiraea douglasii
A suckering wetland shrub topped in summer with fuzzy pink flower spires (hardhack) that bees and butterflies swarm. Excellent for soggy ground, rain gardens, and stabilizing banks. Like other spireas, the leaves have documented tea use.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~89 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, CA, CO, ID, MO, MT, OR, WA
Related native plants
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- Rosy Spirea (Spiraea splendens)
- Broadleaf Meadowsweet (Spiraea latifolia)
- Birchleaf Spirea (Spiraea betulifolia)