Meadowsweet

Latin Name: Spiraea alba

Type: Shrub/Vine

Light: Sun

Moisture: Dry-Mesic / Mesic / Wet-Mesic / Wet

Soil: Sand / Loam / Clay

Size: 3-7 feet

Color: White

Bloom Time: June / July

Description: Small shrub found in moist areas with white panicled blossoms that appear a bit fuzzy due to protruding stamen. It makes a nice dried flower. Meadowsweet is also the larval food to a number of butterflies.