Double Play® Red Spiraea

SHRUB - Proven Winners® ColorChoice®

Compact Plant,
Huge Blooms,
Brightens Gardens

$22.99

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Size: PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - 8" Pot

Description

(Spirea) Enjoy the beautiful colors of Spiraea twice over! The Double Play® series of Spirea are bred for beautiful flowers as well as foliage. Double Play® Red Spirea does just that! The dense mound of dark green foliage starts off with a burgundy hue in the spring and in early summer, Double Play® Red is heavily dappled with clusters of Reddish Magenta shades of blooms. Watch out! You may even see a hummingbird or butterfly fluttering around. If deer are a problem in your garden, no worries, Double Play® Red is a deer resistant shrub. The neat, mounding habit of Double Play® Red stands 2-3 foot tall and wide. Hardy in zones 4-9, Spirea is a very versatile planted in a full sun to part shade location and makes a great border or foundation planting. Double Play® Red Spirea is a Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrub.

More Details

Name: Spiraea japonica 'SMNSJMFR' PP26,993 Double Play® Red
Common Name: Spirea
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Late Spring or Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Pink Shades, Red Shades
Max Height: 2 - 3 Feet
Max Spread: 2 - 3 Feet
Water Requirements: Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Attributes: Compact Shrub, Deciduous
Design Use: Border, Massing, Specimen
Blooms On: This Year's Growth
Growth Habit: Mounding

Gardener Tips

For general how to grow tips for Double Play® Red Spiraea and how to care for your shrubs. View Garden Crossings How to care for Shrubs page. Interested in growing tips for other plants we sell. Browse our Plant Care Tips.