Steeplebush

bare-root plants

Spiraea tomentosa 2-4' × same.

Seeing this bonny little plant makes a heart leap with joy. Seriously, it’s adorable, and we and the pollinators are obsessed with it. A must for every butterfly garden.

Rosy pink steeples emerge as terminal spikes about 4–6" tall, appearing mid-late summer and lasting at least a month. Foliage is medium green, serrated with woolly undersides.

Easy to grow. Lovely en masse. Likes average acid moist soils but not picky. Full sun or part shade. We’ve seen it emerge in newly cut woodlots on dry soil and thriving on pond edges, as single canes or in clumps with multiple blooms. No serious pest or disease issues. Native Nova Scotia to Georgia and inland. Attractive to pollinators. Z3. Maine Grown. (1-3' bare-root plants)

ships in spring

7572 Steeplebush

Shipping Information

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered on or before March 7 will ship around March 31 through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas. Orders placed after March 7 will ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in which they were received.

Additional Information

Small Trees and Shrubs

As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”