species 46,367 observations
White Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
Field notes
Supports All
376
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Brown Angle Shades, Satyr Pug Moth, Allen's Tortrix Moth, Apple Sphinx
76
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Dasineura salicifoliae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp, Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp, Thomson's Groundbug, Tufted Potter Wasp
13
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee, Banded Longhorn Beetle, Red-shouldered Pine Borer
286
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Diseases Insect pests Wet soil
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.