Broadleaf Meadowsweet
Spiraea latifolia
Broadleaf meadowsweet is an Eastern wetland-edge shrub crowned with frothy pyramids of white-to-pale-pink summer bloom. A nectar magnet for pollinators in damp meadows and rain gardens.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~89 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- CT, DE, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
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- Douglas Spirea (Spiraea douglasii)
- Rosy Spirea (Spiraea splendens)
- Birchleaf Spirea (Spiraea betulifolia)