Spiraea douglasii, Douglas or Western Spirea sun or part shade Very small leaves have dentate

Very small leaves have dentate leaf margins that give the shrub a bit of a prickly feel

The original seedling was discovered by William Wisselink in Holland

Mature size:  slow-growing to 50-90 ft tall

Mature size: 3 inches T x 4 foot W and evergreen or semi-evergreen depending upon your region

Spiraea douglasii, Douglas or Western Spirea sun or part shade Very small leaves have dentateFrom early summer to late summer, elongated tufts of pink flowers reach out of roadsides and stream banks. Can overtake moist areas; spreads less vigorously in drier conditions. Native to Western North America. Mature size: 4 6 feet tall & colony forming (remove side suckers to control size) Minimum temperature: 20 F Closeup photo by Epibase, CC BY 3. 0, via Wikimedia Commons Colony photo by Ron Clausen, CC BY SA 4. 0, via Wikimedia Commons