Sorbaria kirilowii, the giant false spiraea,[1] otherly known as in Chinese: 华北珍珠梅; pinyin: hua bei zhen zhu mei; lit.

The plant grows egg-shaped buds in winter, which subsequently germinate into odd-numbered pinnate leaves in early spring, on which around 13-17 leaflets are attached to one petiole.

The flowers bud from lanceolate shaped bracts with glandular hair on the edges, sits on a base made up of a 3-4-millimeter-long pedicel and 5 egg-shaped folded sepals.

[2] Sorbaria kirilowii originated from the North China Plains, where wild shrubs flourish in Mount Xiaowutai in Hebei, and other locations in Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces, as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

[3] In Beijing and other areas of the Huabei Plains, S. kirilowii are commonly planted in gardens for ornamental purposes.