False Spirea Shrub

The species sorbaria sorbifolia commonly called ural false spirea is native to the mountain ranges of eastern siberia manchuria northern china korea and japan.
False spirea shrub. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia sorbaria sorbifolia the false spiraea is a species of flowering plant in the family rosaceae. False spireas form large masses of arching branches that are covered with green pinnate leaves. White in a group just like staghorn sumac rhus typhina. Astilbe will not flower for the whole of the summer.
There is a wide range of closely related species and selections but there s not much difference between them. Rose family rosaceae distinctive features. It is a tough shrub with a delicate appearance. It has clusters of billowy white blossoms which move like ballet dancers in the wind.
Other common names include false goat s beard sorb leaved schizonotus and ural false spirea. Looks like a sumac with showy white flowers. Some summer pruning can also be done on particularly vigorous plants but not after mid july. When does false spirea bloom.
The large compound leaves open on arching stems unfolding with a reddish tinge gradually changing to a deep green. Read on for information about how to grow false spirea and sorbaria shrub care. False spirea is a dense colony forming suckering shrub best used for naturalizing erosion control. Large showy clusters of tiny white flowers appear in mid summer.
It is not a shrub for small gardens. Its compound leaves have pleasingly symmetrical ranks of opposite long leaflets. Billowy white sprays of flowers appear in mid to late summer. False spirea ural false spirea sorboaria sorbifolia prune these spring flowering shrubs soon after they have bloomed.
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. Staghorn sumac rhus typhina flowers are greenish and the fruits are bright red. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 8. Mature plants spread where you let them.
This can vary for different types of plants though. 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. 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. The common name is also spelled false spirea.
May be difficult to find in nurseries. False goat s beard sorb leaved schizonotus ural false spirea family.