Asian Meadowsweet

Description:

Spiraea trilobata is a decidious plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are orbicular with scalloped margins. The flowers are five-petaled and white. The plants bloom from May to June. The flowers are arranged in umbels. The fruits are follicles. They develop in summer.

Habitat:

Spiraea trilobata is native to west Sibiria, Central Asia, north China and Korea.

Notes:

Spotted growing in an old house site near a cemetery in Alto, GA