Spiraea thunbergii seed

LATIN NAME: Spiraea thunbergii

COMMON NAME: Thunberg’s Meadowsweet

The Thunberg meadowsweet dusts the slender, arching branches with the small, white flowers in the dense clusters, the fine, narrow leaves between them, and the whole shrub carries the fine, airy look of the spring garden. The hardy, graceful, deciduous shrub carries the many slender, arching branches with the fine, narrow, pointed, toothed leaves, and the small, white, five-petalled flowers in the dense, round clusters all along the branches through the early spring, one of the bright, airy sights of the spring garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, dry, brownish fruits. The early white flowers have a very long record as the fine, early flowers of the old gardens, and the shrub is a historic presence of the spring garden. It is a shrub of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Thunberg meadowsweet is a historic subject of the plant science, and the dense flower clusters keep showing up in the work on the spring shrubs. The way the small, white, five-petalled flowers form in the dense, round clusters along the slender, arching branches has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the spring shrubs, the narrow leaves and the members of the rose family. The early flowers and the graceful habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and the Thunberg meadowsweet is a regular subject of the work on the dense flower clusters of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Thunberg meadowsweet is a bright, useful shrub of the spring garden and the study collection. The fine, narrow, pointed, toothed leaves along the many slender, arching branches carry the airy look of the spring garden, one of the bright, airy sights of the spring garden, drawing the bees, and the early white flowers have a very long record as the fine, early flowers of the old gardens, the fine, flowering branches coming to the vases and the bright borders of the old gardens, while the small, white, five-petalled flowers in the dense, round clusters open through the early spring, to be followed by the small, dry, brownish fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the spring garden, the shrub border and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the early flowers and the very long history. It is a bright, useful shrub of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The meadowsweet seeds start easily in a fine, loamy mix on an open shelf. The young shrubs are graceful and quick, and they fill out into the arching, white-flowered clumps within a couple of seasons.

To grow the Thunberg meadowsweet from seed, sow the tiny, brown seeds over the surface of the tray of fine, loamy soil, barely covering them, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young shrubs out in the open ground. The seedlings show themselves within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the white flowers will open over the years.