Species PlantsWhite Meadowsweet

White Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

CommonPlant
Illustration of White Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)

White Meadowsweet is a native shrub of moist meadows and prairie edges with erect branches bearing dense, pyramid-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers in summer. It blooms over a long period and is visited by an exceptional variety of native bees, wasps, and flies. It forms dense thickets that provide cover for nesting birds in wet meadow habitats.

Habitat
Moist meadows, prairie edges, and stream banks in eastern and central North America
Diet
Dense nectar for native bees, wasps, and flies
How common
Common

Best time to see a White Meadowsweet

The best time to see a White Meadowsweet is July–August, when about 71% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 22,100 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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