Sorbaria sorbifolia
Ural Falsespirea
Rosaceae
ExpandHabitat
- native to northern Asia and Japan
- hardy to zone 2
Habit and Form
- a deciduous shrub
- multi-stemmed
- 5' to 10' tall
- equally wide
- coarse texture
- fast growth rate
Summer Foliage
- alternate leaf arrangement
- odd, pinnately compound leaves
- 8" to 12" long
- 13 to 25 leaflets
- leaflets are 2" to 3.5" long
- lanceolate leaf shape
- doubly, sharp serration on leaf margins
- sessile on rachis
- purplish new growth
- dark green leaf color
Autumn Foliage
- not ornamentally important
Flowers
- white flowers
- 0.33" in diameter
- blooms in late June-Jule
- borne in terminal panicles
- 4" to 10" long
- showy
Fruit
- dehiscent follicles
- in terminal panicles
Bark
- not ornamentally important
Culture
- easily transplanted
- suckers
- prefers moist, well-drained, organic soil
- full sun to partial shade
- pH adaptable
- prune in early spring
Landscape Use
- border
- massing or grouping
Liabilities
- none serious
ID Features
- odd, pinnately compound leaves
- sessile leaflets
- white flowers in terminal panicles
- suckers
Propagation
- by cuttings
- by seed
Cultivars/Varieties
- none