Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Confused Bridewort, Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Confused Bridewort
Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia
Family: Rosaceae

Flowering May-August. Deciduous shrub. Introduced.

A hybrid between Bridewort, Spiraea salicifolia and Spirea douglasii. The dense, erect panicles of pink flowers are followed by many-seeded usually sterile fruit. Leaves are alternate, toothed and downy. Suckers freely and can become invasive. Height to 2m+. Identified by Paul Green.

A garden escape or relic of cultivation that can be persistent in hedgerows and along roadsides but is often confused with Bridewort.

Confused Bridewort, Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia

Confused Bridewort, Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia
Confused Bridewort, Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia

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