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Golden Glitter Spirea
Spiraea nipponica

  • Exposure
    • Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
  • Mature Size
    • 36 - 48 Inches
Programs
New Plant
ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
Golden Glitter Spirea Spiraea nipponica
Sun 36 - 48

This is an easy way to add season-long color to gardens.  All the great attributes of spiraea 'Halward's Silver': compact habit, loads of pure white flowers, but with the added attraction of colorful foliage.  The attractive, yellow speckled foliage extends the season of interest well beyond the bloom date.  This new variety will be available in better garden centers Spring 2013.

Features

Yellow and green variegated foliage is colorful all season.  White spring flowers.  Deer resistant.

Foliage Interest
Harmful To: 
Deer

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Medium
Garden Height: 
36 - 48 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
60 Inches
Spread: 
36 - 48 Inches
Foliage Shade: 
variegated
Habit: 
Mounded
Container Role: 
Thriller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Sun
Blooms On: 
Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Uses: 
Landscape
Duration: 
Shrub
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

Little needed.  Apply a controlled release fertilizer in early spring.  Trim after flowering.

Patent Information: 
Golden Glitter Spiraea nipponica 'VERSPI 1' PPAF

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