Spiraea splendens

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Mountain spiraea

Mountain Spiraea is a small deciduous sub-shrub,  rarely growing to a meter in height.

This shrub native to the Northern Sierras and northern Coastal Range puts on a great show of rosy pink pom poms in late spring and early summer.

As winter approaches the leaves will turn to a nice golden yellow and eventually drop. Pruning after leaves fall will ensure a heavy bloom next season.

In the wild it is found alongside stream banks and rocky outcrops near a water source and likes moist acidic, well drained soils.

Previously named Spiraea densiflora

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light, Moderate, High

Soil: Loam, Sand, Rocky

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees

 

 

Ecological Value

Attracts butterflies and native bees

Historical Uses

Native Americans regarded the tea as a tonic & a treatment for loose bowels. The twigs were used to cook or smoke salmon. The native spireas & rose-family shrubs generally were also used as to

Distribution

California north into Canada and extending east into Central Montana.

Elevation

Between 2,000 to 11,000'

Communities

Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Habitat

Along streams, lakes, in moist rocky areas, or open subalpine forests.