Silverberry (Wolf Willow) vs Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Silverberry (Wolf Willow) vs Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Elaeagnus commutata

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Meadowsweet
Silverberry (Wolf Willow)

Meadowsweet gets its name from its sweet fragrance from the creamy white flowers. It is a large upright herbaceous perennial shrub. They bloom in early summer, and with the right conditions may remain throughout the season.

Take care of where you’re planting Meadowsweet as it is known to spread.

Silverberry (also known as Wolf Willow) is a common native North American shrub. This beautiful ornamental plant has characteristic silver leaves and fragrant yellow flowers.

Its silver berries remain on the branches through the winter. Silverberry is cold hardy and has some ability as a nitrogen fixer. It can grow on dry to moist sandy/gravel soils. This plant is very low maintenance.

Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Silverberry (Wolf Willow) Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high


Foliage: silvery leaves
Flowers: white
Flowers: yellow
Berries: silver, edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: bride wort, mead wort
Other Names: american silverberry, silver berry, wolf willow