General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 36-48 inches (90-120 cm)
Plant Spread: 36-48 inches (90-120 cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 16,336
Goes Dormant
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Ural False Spirea
  • Ural False Spiraea
Also sold as:
  • Mai Tai

Photo Gallery
Location: Garden
Date: 2018-02-16
Soft new growth unaffected by recent hard frosts and snowfall
Location: In a nursery in Belgium
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: KALAMA WA 
Date: 2021-05-13
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Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2011-07-23
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2018-07-01
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2018-07-01
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2018-07-01
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-07-21
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-04-14
Emerging foliage.
Location: Cincinnati Zoo
Date: 2016-04-
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2011-07-23
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2011-07-23
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2011-07-23
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2011-07-23
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-03-30
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Cincinnati Zoo
Date: 2016-04-18
Location: Cincinnati Zoo
Date: 2016-04-18
Ner groth color
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-04-27
"Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem', 2015, Dwarf False Spirea or Spiraea,
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-04-27
"Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem', 2015, Dwarf False Spirea or Spiraea,
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-08-10
"Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem', 2015, Dwarf False Spirea or Spiraea,
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-07-07
"Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem', 2017, Dwarf [False Spirea] or Spiraea
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-02
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-24
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-04-28
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