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Steeplebush

bare-root plants
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$20.00
Item: 7630-A
stock details: 1–3' bare-root plants
$90.00
Item: 7630-B
stock details: 1–3' bare-root plants
Spiraea tomentosa

2-4' × same.

Rosy pink steeples emerge as terminal spikes about 4–6" tall, appearing mid-late summer and lasting at least a month. Seeing this bonny little plant makes a heart leap with joy. We and the pollinators are obsessed with it. A must for every butterfly garden. We’ve often observed a rovering Flower Crab Spider on this plant, perfectly matching the pink of the blossoms. Foliage is medium green, serrated with woolly undersides.

Easy to grow. Lovely en masse. Likes average acid moist soils but not picky. Full sun or part shade. We’ve seen it emerge in newly cut woodlots on dry soil and thriving on pond edges, as single canes or in clumps with multiple blooms. No serious pest or disease issues. Native Nova Scotia to Georgia and inland. Zone 3.

Maine Grown.
ships in spring
Quick Details
Maine Grown
Yes
Pollinator Friendly
Yes
Bloom Color
rosy pink
Hardy to Zone
3
Additional Information

Small Trees and Shrubs

As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ship from early March through mid-to-late May, weather depending, beginning with warmer USDA zones.