Spirea loosestrife [2] ( lat. Spiraéa salicifolia ) - Type species of the genus of plants Spirea of the family Pink . The natural range is in the temperate zone of Eurasia [3] .
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Spiraea salicifolia L. , 1753 |
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Grown as an ornamental plant , mainly in hedges . Honey plant [2] .
Frost-resistant upright shrub with a dense rounded crown formed by ribbed shoots. It grows on moist and waterlogged soils . It grows in height to 1.5-2 m. The flowering period is June-August [2] .
- Shoots
Shoots are bare, slightly faceted, reddish-brown-yellow, grow straight up [2] .
- Leaves
Leaves elongated-lanceolate, spiky, glabrous, on short petioles. The base is wedge-shaped. The sharp edges may have cilia. The color of the upper side of the leaves is dark green, the bottom is light green. The length is usually from 4.5 cm to 7 cm, less often reaches 11 cm. Their width is 1.5-2.5 cm [2] .
- Flowers
Pink colour. Inflorescences are panicles growing at the ends of branches, up to 12 cm in length. They have a narrow pyramidal shape, approaching a cylindrical shape [2] .
