| Scientific Name: | Holodiscus discolor |
| Common Name: | oceanspray |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 3 - 4m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Twiggy, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Mixed shrub border, Native planting, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Heavily veined, Pubescent, Obovate, Dentate, Pinnately lobed |
| Flowers: | Panicle, White, Jun |
| Fruit: | Achene, Brown, Jul-Aug-Sep, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Multi-stemmed shrub to 1-4m tall with reddish-gray peeling bark found in disturbed sites; leaves alternate, ovate-deltoid, most 4-13cm long, margin dentate to pinnately lobed, petioles 1-1.5cm long; panicles of tiny aromatic flowers, petals 5, white-cream, 1.5-2mm long, soon turning brown; aggregate of 5 hairy achenes ~2mm long, persistent. | |