Other common names
courtship and matrimony, honey-sweet, lady of the meadow, maid of the meadow, meadow queen, meadow wort, queen of the meadows, bittersweet, bridewort, kiss-me-quick, sweet bay, brenhines y weirglodd
Synonyms
Spiraea ulmaria
Bogs Herbaceous Perennial
A vigorous clump-forming perennial to 90cm tall, with pinnately divided leaves, the leaflets strongly toothed and often whitish beneath, and with fragrant creamy-white flowers in dense irregular terminal clusters on erect leafy stems in summer
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Clay, Loam
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres