Spiraea splendens - Mountain or Rosy Spiraea, Rose Meadowsweet (Plant) Size:1G

Spiraea splendens - Mountain or Rosy Spiraea, Rose Meadowsweet (Plant) Size:1GVery attractive, hardy shrub. It's delicate bright pink flowers are fragrant. At lower elevations it will begin blooming in spring, at higher elevations in summer. Good for high elevation gardens. Plant Characteristics Family Name Rosaceae Species Name Spiraea splendens Common Name Mountain or Rosy Spiraea, Rose Meadowsweet Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast Part Sun, Inland Part Sun, Water Requirement Moderate Soil Type Sand, fast draining Flower

A tough small shrub for full sun with unusual dark green leaves outlined in purple

California lilac

moist places

In the late summer and fall it produces attractive (but not edible) berries that turn from red to purple to black

Growth Rate Fast Endangered 3

Cream Flowering Months January

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Common in local mountains above 4

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Cold Hardy to 32 degrees F Distribution Hybrid of Malva (Lavatera) venosa & Malva (Lavatera) assurgentifolia Introduced by Tree of Life Natural Habitat Coastal bluffs

to British Columbia and Baja CA

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