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Sorbaria kirilowii
Also called Chinese Sorbaria, Drooping Flower False Spiraea
Sorbaria kirilowii, the giant false spiraea, otherly known as in Chinese: 华北珍珠梅; pinyin: hua bei zhen zhu mei; lit. 'Huabei pearl plum', is a species of seasonal flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.
Sorbaria kirilowii originated from the North China Plains, where wild shrubs flourish in Mount Xiaowutai in Hebei, and other locations in Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces, as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Shrubs usually grows on the adret slope of mountains, typically in mixed bushes. In Beijing and other areas of the Huabei Plains, S. kirilowii are commonly planted in gardens for ornamental purposes.
Sorbaria grandiflora · False spiraea · Himalayan sorbaria · False spiraea
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sorbaria kirilowii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
