White Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
White Meadowsweet is a shrub for mid-border, structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering Jul, Aug.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 150 cm |
| Spread | 120 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 3a-8b |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 150 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 120 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 3a to 8b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses White Meadowsweet's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- American Spikenardto flower when it does not
- Aromatic Asterto edge in front
- Blanket Flower 'Arizona Sun'to edge in front
- Bottle Gentianto edge in front
- Bunchberryto edge in front
- Canada Mayflowerto edge in front