Birchleaf Spirea
Spiraea betulifolia
Birchleaf spirea is a tidy, low western shrub topped with flat white flower clusters in summer and good orange-red fall color. Adaptable and compact for the front of borders and dry slopes.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~89 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, ID, MT, VA, WA