Difference between revisions of "Spiraea douglasii"
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+ | '''''Spiraea douglasii''''', commonly known as '''Hardhack Steeplebush''', is a shrub of the [[Spiraea]] family. It is found in northwestern [[United States]], [[Canada]], and southern [[Alaska]], east to [[Alberta]] and [[Idaho]]. Large clusters of small pink flowers form spires in early summer, later turning dark and persisting. The leaves are toothed toward the tips. Undersides are whitish with prominent veins. Hardhack grows best in sunny moist places where it forms tall thickets of wiry stems. | ||
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+ | Preferred Soil: Wet Soil, Moist Soil<br> | ||
+ | Preferred Sun: Full Sun, Partial Shade<br> | ||
+ | Growing speed: Moderate<br> | ||
+ | Reproduction: Yes, runners<br> | ||
+ | Size of plant: Shrub<br> | ||
+ | Leaves: Deciduous<br> | ||
+ | Blooming: Yes, Spring<br> <ref>http://www.cleanwaterservices.org/EducationAndOutreach/NativePlantFinder/PlantDisplay.aspx?commonName=Douglas%20Spirea</ref> | ||
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− | + | Spiraea douglasii, Hook. Shrub, 8 ft. high, with reddish brown, tomentose branches: lvs, oblong to narrow-oblong, rounded or acutish at both ends, unequally serrate above the middle, densely white-tomentose beneath, 1 1/2 - 4 in. long: fls. deep pink, in dense, rather narrow or sometimes broad panicles, 4-8 in. long; stamens twice as long as the obovate petals; sepals reflexed in fr.: follicles glabrous. July, Aug. Brit. Col. to Calif. | |
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 14 June 2010
Habit | shrub
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Height: | ⇕ | 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. |
Width: | ⇔ | 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 4 to 10 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink |
Rosaceae > |
Spiraea > |
Spiraea douglasii, commonly known as Hardhack Steeplebush, is a shrub of the Spiraea family. It is found in northwestern United States, Canada, and southern Alaska, east to Alberta and Idaho. Large clusters of small pink flowers form spires in early summer, later turning dark and persisting. The leaves are toothed toward the tips. Undersides are whitish with prominent veins. Hardhack grows best in sunny moist places where it forms tall thickets of wiry stems.
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Preferred Soil: Wet Soil, Moist Soil
Preferred Sun: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Growing speed: Moderate
Reproduction: Yes, runners
Size of plant: Shrub
Leaves: Deciduous
Blooming: Yes, Spring
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Read about Spiraea douglasii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Spiraea douglasii, Hook. Shrub, 8 ft. high, with reddish brown, tomentose branches: lvs, oblong to narrow-oblong, rounded or acutish at both ends, unequally serrate above the middle, densely white-tomentose beneath, 1 1/2 - 4 in. long: fls. deep pink, in dense, rather narrow or sometimes broad panicles, 4-8 in. long; stamens twice as long as the obovate petals; sepals reflexed in fr.: follicles glabrous. July, Aug. Brit. Col. to Calif. CH
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