DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Steeplebush
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Hardhack / Hardhack Spirea / Meadow Sweet / Steeple Bush / Fernald Hardhack
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Spiraea Tomentosa
COLOR: Pink
PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify
BLOOM TIME: July - Sept
HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 8
PLANT HEIGHT: 4 - 6'
PLANT SPACING: 4 - 6'
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Moist
QUANTITY: 50 Seeds
OTHER: The Steeplebush is a shrub native to the eastern US & Canada. The shrubs have interesting orangish bark & bright yellow fall leaves. The Steeplebush likes moist to wet soil, & is able to grow in wet prairies, bogs, & marshes. They have a wonderfully long bloom period of July to September, when the plants are topped with the huge showy 8" steeples of flowers they are named for. The clusters of blooms provide nectar for bees, butterflies, & other pollinators. It is also a butterfly host plant.
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