( Helfand et al., 2006 ). The shrubs meadowsweet and steeplebush are native to eastern North America, and can be found growing from the Gulf States into Canada ( U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2007 ). Meadowsweet and steeplebush grow to be 1 to 1.5 m tall
steeplebush) grow to be 1 to 1.5 m tall with long-lasting terminal inflorescences present through most of the summer. Spiraea alba produces white flowers and S. tomentosa produces pink flowers. They are native to eastern North America and Canada and can be
to meet the growing desire of landscapers and consumers to use native plants in landscaping. Native plants such as american filbert, buttonbush, northern bush honeysuckle, steeplebush, sweet fern, and sweet gale exhibit wide adaptability in natural
The native shrubs Spiraea alba (meadowsweet) and S. tomentosa (hardhack or steeplebush) grow to be 1 to 1.5 m tall with long-lasting terminal inflorescences (white and pink flowers, respectively) present throughout most of the summer. Both
invasive species, japanese barberry and winged euonymus. American filbert, buttonbush, northern bush honeysuckle, sweet fern, and sweet gale performed as well as the invasive species. Steeplebush did not perform as well due to powdery mildew and less than
) evaluated the water stress responses of Spiraea alba (meadowsweet) and Spiraea tomentosa (steeplebush) under greenhouse conditions and found that both species had reduced growth, transpiration, and predawn water potential, but that they exhibited the