Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Species: Sorbaria sorbifolia (sore-bare'ee-ah sore-bih-fo'lee-ah) Ural False Spirea Cultivar Information This hardy, attractive plant can be aggressive to invasive through vegetative propagation. * See specific cultivar notes on next page. Ornamental Characteristics Size: Shrub > 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. 1 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Moisture Tolerance Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Cultivars for Sorbaria sorbifolia Showing 1-1 of 1 item. Cultivar Name Notes Sem 'Sem' - new foliage is pink, red, and yellow, which fade to green, growing tips keep color all season 3 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Photos Sorbaria sorbifolia - Flowers 4 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Sorbaria sorbifolia - Leaves Sorbaria sorbifolia - Leaves 5 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Sorbaria sorbifolia - Leaves Sorbaria sorbifolia - Habit 6 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Sorbaria sorbifolia - Habit, Flowers Sorbaria sorbifolia - Habit 7 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Sorbaria sorbifolia var. Stellipila - Flowers 8.