OFGAC Native Trees and Shrubs Database

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Broad-leafed Meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia
Name, French:	Spireé à larges feuilles
Name, Other:	(Spiraea alba var latifolia), Thé du Canada
Natural Habitat:	Damp meadows, fields, swamps, rocky sites.
Tree Form:	Low, coarse shrub.
Size At Maturity:	Shrub 2 m high 7 feet
Light Requirement:
Water Requirement: (scale of 1-5)
Wildlife:	Larval food source for Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta).
Notes:	White or pale pink flowers in pyramid-shaped clusters at branch tips. Requires periodic renewal pruning. Grows on rocky soils.
Available:	Yes