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Double Play® Gold Spirea
Spiraea japonica

  • Exposure
    • Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
  • Mature Size
    • 16 - 24 Inches
Programs
ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
Double Play® Gold - Spirea - Spiraea japonica
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ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
Double Play® Gold Spirea Spiraea japonica
Sun 16 - 24

Double Play spiraea have both bright flowers and colorful foliage. This compact, low mounded plant has vibrant golden foliage and an abundance of pure pink summer flowers. It adds easy, season long color to gardens with very little effort. Double Play Artist maintains its compact mounded shape with very little pruning, and has much brighter color than other gold spiraea varieties.

Features

Golden foliage is accented by hot pink summer flowers. Deer resistant. Low maintenance. Season long color.

Attracts: 
Hummingbirds
Resists: 
Deer

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Medium
Garden Height: 
16 - 24 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
36 Inches
Spread: 
16 - 24 Inches
Flower Colors: 
Pink
Flower Shade: 
Pink
Foliage Colors: 
Yellow
Foliage Shade: 
Yellow
Habit: 
Mounded
Container Role: 
Thriller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Sun
Blooms On: 
New Wood
Bloom Time: 
Summer
Hardiness Zones: 
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses Notes: 

An excellent low maintenance mass planting or addition to mixed beds.

Duration: 
Shrub
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

Little needed. Apply a controlled release fertilizer in early spring, and trim if needed to shape. Deadhead after flowering to encourage reblooming.

Patent Information: 
Double Play® Gold Spiraea japonica 'Yan' PP: 21615 Can. PP: 4074
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