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Rock spirea
Holodiscus discolor var. dumosus
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Holodiscus dumosus
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Amphibians/Reptiles, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Native along the Front Range and into most of western Colorado. This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Great for rock gardens.