Photos: Ballingeary area, Co.Cork

Confused Bridewort Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia Family: Rosaceae Flowering May-August. Deciduous shrub. Garden escape. Introduced. Hybrid between Bridewort, Spiraea salicifolia and S. douglasii. Dense, erect panicles of pink flowers followed by many-seeded but usually sterile fruit. Leaves alternate, toothed, downy. Suckers freely and can become invasive. Height to 2m+. Often confused with Bridewort. Identified by Paul Green. Occasional garden escape or relic of cultivation, but can be persistent in hedgerows and along roadsides.

     
Confused Bridewort, Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia. Ballingeary, County Cork.