Rock Spirea
Holodiscus dumosus
Rock spirea (mountain spray) is a graceful western shrub draped with creamy, pink-tinged flower plumes in summer, drought-hardy on rocky slopes and lovely cascading over walls. The small, dry fruit is edible raw or cooked, and the leaves steep into a tea.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–3 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CO, ID, NM, NV, TX, UT, WY