Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database


Spiraea splendens (Subalpine Spirea)

Kingdom

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 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

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 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

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 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

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 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass

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 Rosidae

Order

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 Rosales

Family

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 Rosaceae – Rose family

Genus

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Spiraea L. – spirea

Species

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 Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch – rose meadowsweet

Subalpine Spirea is similar to Spirea betulifolia with its flat-topped flower clusters. However this spirea's flowers are a beautiful, dark pink and the shrub grows a mere 12-36” tall.

Butterflies flock to the delicate flowers.

Subapline Spirea is at home along the Pacific Coast and east to Montana. It is hardy from USDA zones 5-9.

While it tolerates shade, it is far happier in a sunny, moist site.

Subalpine Spirea is rarely available commercially.

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