Tulip Poplar vs White Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Tulip Poplar vs White Meadowsweet

Liriodendron tulipifera

Spiraea alba

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Tulip Poplar
White Meadowsweet

Tulip Poplar is the perfect shade tree for wide open spaces. It has a shallow and extensive root system, so ensure you give it space to grow. The attractive and showy, yellow-orange, tulip shaped flowers are where this tree gets its name.

Tulip Poplar is somewhat rare in Canada but highly sought after as it is difficult to grow. Does best in a moist, well-drained soil.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Tulip Poplar seeds at SeedTime.ca.

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

Tulip Poplar Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white, small
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high




Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem