False Spirea Flower

Top prune the plant to improve the shape and reduce its size but be careful not to remove more than 30 of the top growth.

False spirea flower. The leafy green party of the plant grows steadily all spring and then about mid to late summer it is astilbe bloom time when the long flower plumes will open up above the plant. It is a tough shrub with a delicate appearance. Originally native to eastern siberia through japan this suckering shrub is called false spiraea due to the resemblance of its pyramid shaped panicles of white flowers to that of steeplebush spiraea. Some summer pruning can also be done on particularly vigorous plants but not after mid july.

Nor is it for those who want compact shrubs which mind their manners. It grows rapidly and will gladly spread to fill a space of 5 to 8 feet. It has clusters of billowy white blossoms which move like ballet dancers in the wind. Astilbe will not flower for the whole of the summer.

False spirea ural false spirea sorboaria sorbifolia prune these spring flowering shrubs soon after they have bloomed. If you need a shrub that will quickly naturalize areas prone to erosion. May be difficult to find in nurseries. False spirea is a deciduous shrub with leaves that resemble a feather.

This shrub requires its own quarter. False spirea is a dense colony forming suckering shrub best used for naturalizing erosion control. When does false spirea bloom. This can vary for different types of plants though.

Large showy clusters of tiny white flowers appear in mid summer. Its dense leaf display and ability to sucker make this plant a choice for screens and border plantings. It is not a shrub for small gardens. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 8.

Read on for information about how to grow false spirea and sorbaria shrub care. Its compound leaves have pleasingly symmetrical ranks of opposite long leaflets.