species 16,330 observations
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
Field notes
Supports All
132
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cecropia Moth, Harris's Three-Spot, Chain-dotted Geometer, Columbia Silk Moth
63
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Common Thread-waisted Wasp, Ladder-marked Longhorn Beetle, Goldenrod Crab Spider, Thomson's Groundbug
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Banded Longhorn Beetle, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee, Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
63
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Erosion
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed Rounded
- Plant type
- Shrub
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.