Native pink shrub confirmed growing wild on BC's Sunshine Coast
iNaturalist: jaymills
Native Plants
If you're restoring a soggy corner of your yard or a streambank near you, Rose Spirea is the kind of native shrub that thrives in wet soil and feeds pollinators without needing any coddling.
Someone out walking near Bathgate Road on the Sunshine Coast spotted a Rose Spirea bush and logged it on iNaturalist, where other naturalists confirmed the identification. Rose Spirea is a native shrub that loves wet ground, streambanks, and ditches, and it puts out fuzzy pink flower clusters that bees love. Sightings like this help build a real map of where native plants are actually growing, not just where field guides say they should be.
Key Findings
Observation confirmed at 'research grade' status on iNaturalist, meaning the identification has community-verified consensus.
Location recorded as Bathgate Road, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada.
Species identified as Spiraea douglasii (Rose Spirea), a shrub native to the Pacific Northwest wetlands.
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A birder or hiker logged a confirmed sighting of Rose Spirea, a native pink-flowering shrub, growing along Bathgate Road on BC's Sunshine Coast, adding another verified data point to the region's wild plant map.
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Rose Spirea (Spiraea douglasii) observed in Bathgate Rd, Sunshine Coast, BC, CA
Research-grade observation of Rose Spirea in Bathgate Rd, Sunshine Coast, BC, CA.
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Spiraea douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. Common names include hardhack, hardhack steeplebush, Douglas' spirea, douglasspirea, steeplebush, and rose spirea. It is native to western North America and is an invasive species in other locales.