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: