SPIRAEA 



(From the Greek spcira, a wreath or twist) 

 Rosacea 



167. Spirsea Filipendula {Ulmdria Filipendula; Filipendula 

 hexapHala) 



English Names: Dropwort, Meadow sweet. 



EUROPE, W. ASIA, SIBERIA JUNE 



VERY small, fragrant, feathery white flowers, with pink buds, 

 irregular, flattish terminal clusters, borne in profusion on 

 erect, branching stems rising about a foot high above a mass 

 low, fine, feathery foliage. 

 Leaves fernlike, six to 

 eighteen inches long, 

 springing from the roots, 

 dainty and evergreen. 

 Excellent for the herba- 

 ceous border or for the 

 rock garden. Good also 

 for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in rather dry soil and 

 full sun. 



Propagate by seed 

 sown in spring or by 

 division. 



WdiX. flore pleno. Has 

 double flowers which, 

 though not quite so dainty 

 as those of the type, last 

 longer. Excellent. 



in loose, 

 slender, 

 of very 



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