spiraea alba
White meadowsweet
Spirée blanche
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Growth Characteristics
Light Requirement
Full Sun More than 6 hours of direct sun a day to [Part Shade] More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil Humidity
Medium Sometimes holds water but for short periods of time to Wet Stays damp all year
Blooming Period June to August
Size 36 to 48
Flower Color None
Habit Shrub
Sowing
Stratification Cold moist 60d
Sowing Depth Surface
Sowing Period
Dormancy need
Ideal For
Easy to germinate
Harvesting
PeriodSeptember to October
Indicator Pods are brown and crisp and starting to open, seeds are dark and tiny stem attaching to the main stem is brown. Seeds easily fall off pod when shaken, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
Harvesting mean Shake seed head in paper bag
Seed Head Head
Viability Test No test needed before donating
Seed Storage Keep moisten and cool, in a ziploc bag, in the fridge, with the seeds in soil, paper towel or coffee filter, until donation
One cultivar No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
Packaging measure 1 rounded ⅛ teaspoon
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Distribution: Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus