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Hi All, July 31, 2007
We agree I think that it is probably a _Spiraea_. I am still puzzled
by the height.
For confirmation, Hans should revisit the plant (if this is not
inconvenient) and see if the leaves are tomentose on the underside. The
leaves of _S. tomentosa_ are wooly beneath whereas _S. latifolia_ has
nearly glabrous leaves. Photo of leaves and bark might also help to
confirm that it is not something entirely unexpected.
Yt, DW
Jim Wolford wrote:
> I should wait for a botanist to chime in here, but I think it is
> indeed meadowsweet, S. latifolia, which does have pinkish flowers
> among the mostly white ones, whereas steeplebush is much more pink and
> the flower clusters much more cylindrical, I think, too. Cheers from
> Jim in Wolfville
> ----------
> From: Kent Mullin <kmullin@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:30:50 -0300
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] White Meadowsweet(Spiraea latifolia)
>
> Sorry Hans,
> Your photo is not of White Meadow Sweet (or
> rather, just Meadow Sweet) - Spiraea latifolia, but instead it is of
> Steeple Bush - Spiraea tomentosa. The bush and flowers look almost
> identical, but latifolia is white and tomentosa is pink.
> Regards,
> K.
>
>
> On 30-Jul-07, at 8:59 AM, Hans Toom wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> My thanks to Jean Timpa and David Webster on this ID. Common US
> name is White Meadowsweet. The photograph on the USDA website is
> a perfect match to my photo. Compare them here:
>
> http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SPALL
>
> http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights41.html
>
> Hans
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