{"product_id":"spirea-sp-2","title":"White Meadowsweet (Spirea alba)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003eLighting Requirements\u003cbr\u003e•    Full Sun to Partial Shade: It tolerates partial shade (2 to 6 hours of direct sunlight a day) but will not reach its peak performance.\u003cbr\u003e•    Optimal Exposure: To grow at its absolute best and maximize summer blooms, locate this plant in full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight daily).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Preference\u003cbr\u003e•    Moisture \u0026amp; Drainage: Strongly prefers moist to occasionally wet conditions. It naturally grows in bogs, swamps, wet meadows, stream banks, and shore areas. It is completely intolerant of dry conditions.\u003cbr\u003e•    Texture: Highly adaptable across clay, loam (silt), and sandy soil textures.\u003cbr\u003e•    Acidity: Prefers acidic (\u0026lt;6.0) to neutral (6.0–8.0) pH levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWildlife Benefit\u003cbr\u003e•    Larval Host: Functions as a critical larval host plant for the Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) butterfly as well as various native moths.\u003cbr\u003e•    Pollinator Attraction: Serving as an NC Native Pollinator Plant, its summer blooms act as a major nectar and pollen source for bees, butterflies, moths, and other beneficial or predatory insects.\u003cbr\u003e•    Forage: The fall seed follicles and herbage provide seasonal food for songbirds and small mammals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuman Uses\u003cbr\u003e•    Landscaping \u0026amp; Themes: An ideal addition to rain gardens, cottage gardens, children's gardens, native plots, and pollinator habitats.\u003cbr\u003e•    Design Features: It works exceptionally well mass planted in a shrub border, utilized as a summer hedge, or planted along a walkway or lawn. It can also be featured as a showy, fragrant accent near patios or ponds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResistance to Challenges\u003cbr\u003e•    Resistances: Demonstrates excellent natural tolerance to wet soil. It is also highly deer-resistant.\u003cbr\u003e•    Pests \u0026amp; Diseases: Typically low-maintenance and free of serious issues. However, it can occasionally be affected by leaf spot, powdery mildew, fireblight, aphids, and scale insects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003eOf Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e•    Sensitivities: The shrub is uniquely sensitive and intolerant to high heat and will suffer if exposed to hot, baking environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistlebird Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49193004368115,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/9635\/0963\/files\/WhiteMeadowsweet-1.jpg?v=1786360070","url":"https:\/\/thistlebirdfarm.com\/products\/spirea-sp-2","provider":"Thistlebird Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}