Reeves' meadowsweet
Spiraea cantoniensis Lour.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- —
- tall
- 1.5 m
- wide
- 1.2 m
Rosaceae
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- ShrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SE. ChinaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 1.2 m to 1.8 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 91 cm to 1.5 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, pinkRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -28.9 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (2)
- Simplified Chinese
- 石棒子, 粤绣线菊, 麻叶绣球
- Chinese
- 珍珠绣球, 麻叶绣线菊
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Spiraea cantoniensis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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