This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
what is this?
This is a wetland plant from the meadow near my garden. Can anyone help me ID it?
Flowers look like these of the family Rosace, and the inflorescence reminds me of the plant Filipendula. In Croatia, we have similar plant with white flowers that grows on wet meadows. Try to google Filipendula rubra and see if it matches your plant. I think, the common name is Meadowsweet orQueen of the Prairie.
Spirea Tomentosa (steeplebush)? If so, it's a Mass native. I planted some in our front flower beds.
This is the description from Project Native: Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush (small shrub) Light: sun to part sun Size: 2-5’ tall,2-5’ wide Blooms: mid-summer Color: pink Culture and Notes: Grows abundantly on Mt. Greylock in a stunning natural display with white birch and elderberry. This fast growing shrub can be cut back every two years for renewed vigor and growth. Showy flowers provide mid-summer color. Prefers moist to moderately dry soil. Often grows at the meadow’s edge.
This is a wetland plant from the meadow near my garden. Can anyone help me ID it?
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Flowers look like these of the family Rosace, and the inflorescence reminds me of the plant Filipendula. In Croatia, we have similar plant with white flowers that grows on wet meadows. Try to google Filipendula rubra and see if it matches your plant. I think, the common name is Meadowsweet orQueen of the Prairie.
Looks like Spirea tomentosa.
It looks like steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa) to me.
My guess would be wild spirea. Here's a picture from a blog in your state: http://www.neponset.org/images/PLBiocontrol/SpiraeaPink3-web.jpg
Let us know!
It looks like a spirea, based on the flowers and leaves. Quite possibly Spiraea tomentosa?
Spirea Tomentosa (steeplebush)?
If so, it's a Mass native. I planted some in our front flower beds.
This is the description from Project Native:
Spiraea tomentosa
Steeplebush (small shrub)
Light: sun to part sun
Size: 2-5’ tall,2-5’ wide
Blooms: mid-summer
Color: pink
Culture and Notes: Grows abundantly on Mt. Greylock in a stunning natural display with white birch and elderberry. This fast growing shrub can be cut back every two years for renewed vigor and growth. Showy flowers provide mid-summer color. Prefers moist to moderately dry soil. Often grows at the meadow’s edge.
Spiraea tomentosa!
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=spto2
Thanks!!! It is a very pretty plant and I have been admiring the flowers. Glad to now know what it is!
Astilbe....I think that's how you spell it.
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