Spiraea chamaedryfolia, common name germander meadowsweet or elm-leaved spirea, is a species of plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. Spiraea chamaedryfolia is a shrub reaching a height of 1–1.5 metres (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in). Branchlets are brownish or red-brown. Leaves are simple, oblong or lance-shaped, toothed on the edges, 40–60 millimetres (1.6–2.4 in) long and 10–30 millimetres (0.39–1.18 in) wide, with a petiole of 4–7 mm. The white flowers of 6–9 mm in diameter grow in spikelike clusters at the ends of the branches. Flowering period extends from May to September. This species is native to the mixed forests and forest clearings of South Eastern Europe and Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia and Europe). It can be found at an elevation of 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft) above sea level.
Introduced to the Botanical Garden. The seeds of this species were brought from Leningrad and sown in the Botanical Garden by academician F.N. Rusanov in 1954. In 1957, in the spring, they were sown in a nursery and the introduction of these species was studied, and in 11.03.1958 they were planted in the European-Crimean-Caucasian exposition of the Tashkent Botanical Garden. Currently, there are 2 shrubs of this species growing in this exposition.