Sorbaria sorbifolia
Ash Leaf or False Spirea
False spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia) combines divided green leaves with upright clusters of small white flowers. Suckering roots can build a broad colony, so allow space and remove unwanted shoots where a defined boundary is needed.
The plant develops upright growth. Growth is fast. The leaves are shed for winter.
Choose a site in full sun or partial shade. Provide humus-rich, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture. Remove unwanted suckers to control the width of the colony.
Size
• Height: 5-10 ft
• Width: 5-10 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 2a–8b
Best Uses
• Border
• Mass Planting
- Plant type
- Deciduous Shrub, Flowering Shrub
- Height
- 5-10 ft
- Width
- 5-10 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 2a–8b
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Summer
- Flower color
- White
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Gold
- Soil
- Clay, Humus rich, Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Border, Mass Planting
- Shape
- Upright
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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