Woody Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu]

Species: sorbifolia

(sore-bare'ee-ah sore-bih-fo'lee-ah)

Ural False Spirea

Cultivar Information

This hardy, attractive can be aggressive to invasive through vegetative propagation. * See specific notes on next page.

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: > 8 feet Height: 5' - 10' (spread 5' - 10') Leaves: Deciduous Shape: multistemmed shrub Ornamental Other: full sun to half shade

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun, Part shade Hardy To Zone: 3a Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0) Environmental Other: white flowers appear in large pyramidal panicles in late July; new foliage has a reddish tinge and matures to deep green

Insect Disease

occasional mite infestations

Bare Root Transplanting

Any

Other

native to northern Asia (Ural to Japan); transplants readily ; one of the first plants to leaf out in spring; spreading and vigorous; a good bank stabilizer. Difficult to contain unless there is a physical barrier.

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil

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Cultivar Name Notes

Sem 'Sem' - new foliage is pink, red, and yellow, which fade to green, growing tips keep color all season

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Sorbaria sorbifolia - Flowers

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Sorbaria sorbifolia - Leaves

Sorbaria sorbifolia - Leaves

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Sorbaria sorbifolia - Leaves

Sorbaria sorbifolia - Habit

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Sorbaria sorbifolia - Habit, Flowers

Sorbaria sorbifolia - Habit

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Sorbaria sorbifolia var. Stellipila - Flowers

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