Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel; old Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. Common name(s): meadowsweet, white meadowsweet Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click