Rosaceae

Giant false spiraea

Sorbaria kirilowii (Regel) Maxim.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbaria

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Giant false spiraea: Floraison de Sorbaria kirilowii - Jardin des Plantes - Paris — Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 华北珍珠梅, 華北珍珠梅, 吉氏珍珠梅, 珍珠梅
English: Giant false spiraea
Finnish: Isopihlaja-angervo
Swedish: Stor rönnspirea

Synonyms

Basilima kirilowii (Regel) Kuntze
Sorbaria sorbifolia var. kirilowii (Regel & Tiling) T.Itô
Sorbaria sorbifolia var. kirilowii (Regel) T.Itô
Spiraea kirilowii Regel

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Liu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Liu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.