sorbaria sorbifolia - GARDENING
Sorbaria sorbifolia, or False Spirea, is a deciduous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that is best grown in average, medium moisture, organically rich, well-drained soil. It flowers best when sited in full sun and spreads by suckers to form colonies. Sorbaria sorbifolia, the false spiraea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.
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The common name is also spelled false spirea. Other common names include false goat's beard, sorb-leaved schizonotus, Ural false spirea, and in Chinese: 珍珠梅; pinyin: zhen zhu mei; lit. 'pearl plum'. Sorbaria sorbifolia, called Ural false spirea, is a coarse, suckering, deciduous shrub which typically grows 5-8' tall (less frequently to 10') and as wide.
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Features tiny white flowers in dense, terminal, pyramidal panicles (to 10" long) in early summer. Sorbaria, commonly known as false spirea or Ural false spirea, is a deciduous shrub prized for its feathery foliage and showy white flower clusters that resemble those of astilbe or spirea. The most commonly grown species, Sorbaria sorbifolia, is native to Asia and Eastern Europe. Sorbaria false spirea is a sprawling, deciduous shrub that bears frothy, white flowers in panicles at the end of its shoots. It will cover your slopes or fields with deep green foliage in USDA zones 2 through 8.