Spiraea salicifolia, a shrub, is an aggregate of many species and hybrids, all garden escapes or otherwise naturalised.
Common name:
Bridewort
Family:
Scientific name:
Spiraea salicifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered lowland locations all across the UK; a garden escape
Height:
Up to 2 m
Habitat:
River banks, verges, waste ground, woodland
Flowers:
Dark to pale pink, five-petalled, with five carpels, and exserted stamens. In a dense panicular array, usually elongated
Leaves:
Alternate, oblong to ovate, lined by irregular teeth. No stipules
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
