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Rosaceae
Mountain Spray
Holodiscus discolor
Natural abundance.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Holodiscus
- Native to
- Western North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 6-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, rocky
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Mountain spray is also called ocean spray because its cascading flower clusters resemble foaming ocean waves.
- Native American tribes used the extremely hard wood to make arrow shafts, digging sticks, and teepee pins.
- The dried flower clusters persist through winter, turning a rusty brown that adds interest to the dormant landscape.
- Lewis and Clark collected specimens of this plant during their 1805 expedition through the Pacific Northwest.
- A single shrub can produce thousands of tiny flowers in drooping panicles up to 12 inches long.
Color meanings
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abundance
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cascading beauty
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wild spirit