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Spiraea media
Also called Oriental Spiraea
Russian spiraea (Spiraea media) is an erect, deciduous flowering shrub from cool-temperate Eurasia, growing up to about 2 m tall. It is easy to grow in a sunny spot with ordinary, well-drained soil and hardy cold winters.
Spiraea media, the Russian spiraea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to cool-temperate Eurasia, from Austria to Kamchatka, and it has been introduced to Great Britain, Germany, the Baltic States, Belarus, and central European Russia. An erect shrub reaching 2 m (7 ft), it is typically found in mixed broadleaf/coniferous forests and on grassy or rocky slopes at elevations from 700 to 1,800 m (2,000 to 6,000 ft). There appear to be cultivars, with 'Smsmbk' (trade designation Double Play Blue Kazoo) being more compact at 60 cm (2 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spiraea media by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
