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Showy Mountain Ash vs White Meadowsweet

Sorbus decora

Spiraea alba

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Showy Mountain Ash
White Meadowsweet

Showy Mountain Ash is a hardy accent tree. It features pretty clusters of white flowers in spring followed by bright scarlet berries lasting into winter.

Great for small landscapes, Showy Mountain Ash is adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and it is suitable for average home landscape conditions.

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.

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high


Fall colour: reddish-orange
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Flowers: white, small
Berries: redberries in bunches
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL
Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: dogberry
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem