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Plant Description and Details
A mountain highway in August, a blur of pink bushes, a double-take. It was likely Mountain Spirea. Botanists named it "splendens" (translated: splendid) and the name fits. The blushing pincushion flower clusters are as fragrant asthey are beautiful. Bright green, petite, oval and finely-toothed leaves clothe the bush, giving it a tidy and rounded form. It makes its home in mountain meadows where there is plentiful moisture - along streams and in marshy areas.
| Common Names | Mountain Spirea, Subalpine Spirea, Pink Spirea, Rose Meadowsweet |
| Community | Mountain |
| Annual Water Needs | 20-30 inches |
| Drought Tolerant | No |
| Native Range | Subalpine meadows - open, sunny, wet places in the Olympic, Cascade, Rocky and Blue Mountain ranges. |
| Native States | CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY |
| Hardiness | Down to Zone 5 |
| Exposure | Sun - Part Shade |
| Soil Preference | Various, Well Drained |
| Placement | Stand-alone specimen shrub, hedge/border, naturalized meadow areas. |
| Mature Height | 4 - 6 ft. |
| Mature Width | 4 ft. |
| Group Spacing | 5-6 ft. |
| Blossom Color | Dark Pink or Purple |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Establishment Tips | Water at planting and 3-4 times deeply the first summer. |
| Wildlife | Pollinators |
| Plants Symbol | SPSPS |
| Family Name | Rosaceae |
| Lewis & Clark | No |
