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Spiraea alba var. latifolia Meadowsweet


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC+ Soil: pH 6.6-7.5


Form/Color Deciduous, fast grower to 6', flowers Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
white in June-August, fruit dry September- Tolerance: tolerance.
October.


Urban Tolerant of soil compaction.


Tolerance:


Habitat: Moist wet open uplands, rocky slopes,


meadows.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, host to some
Services: butterfly larvae.


Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, drought.


Ornamental White, showy, clusters of flowers.
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Roots fairly well from cuttings,


attacked by the Spiraea aphid,
Shade Intolerant of shade. Spiraea leaf roller moth, and the


Tolerance: Spiraea scale.


Spiraea tomentosa Hardhack


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: pH 5.0-6.0


Form/Color Deciduous, fast grower to 5', flowers pink Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.


in July-September, fruit dry in September- Tolerance:
October.


Urban Tolerant of soil compaction, performs


Tolerance: well in the right of way.


Habitat: Open swamps, wet meadows, rocky,


acid, sterile soil.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, host to some
Services: butterfly larvae.


Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, drought.


Ornamental Pink, showy, clusters of flowers.


Value: Compatibility: Colonial from root sprouts.


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Roots fairly well from cuttings,


affected by same insects and fungi of
Shade Intolerant of shade. Spiraea alba.
Tolerance:

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