Black Hawthorn vs Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Black Hawthorn vs Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Crataegus douglasii

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Meadowsweet
Black Hawthorn

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.

Black Hawthorn is a versatile plant that is native to wetlands and other areas with moist soils, but can also tolerate dry soils. This plant can be grown as a short shrub, or a tree reaching 30 feet tall.

Black Hawthorn is valued for erosion control and attracting pollinators. It also makes an attractive flowering ornamental that can be planted as a specimen or pruned as a hedge. It is commonly used in shelterbelts.

Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Foliage: contains thorns
Fall colour: yellow to red
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, ON
Other Names: bride wort, mead wort
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple