Russian Spirea

Spiraea media, the Russian spiraea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to cool-temperate Eurasia, from Austria to Kamchatka, and it has been introduced to Great Britain, Germany, the Baltic States, Belarus, and central European Russia. An erect shrub reaching 2 m (7 ft), it is typically found in mixed broadleaf/coniferous forests and on grassy or rocky slopes at elevations from 700 to 1,800 m (2,000 to 6,000 ft). There appear to be cultivars,...