Spirea Double Play Red
- PART SUN TO SUN
- SUN
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
- SPRING
FEATURES
Double Play spireas have vibrant flowers and stunning foliage.
Double Play Red is a flower color breakthrough, with nearly-red flowers. Add in showy dark burgundy spring foliage and you've got the perfect double play!
Top reasons to grow Double Play Red spirea:
- The closest to red of any spirea
- Very showy burgundy-purple new growth
- Naturally grows as a dense, rounded mound
CHARACTERISTICS
Shrub
Deciduous
Short
24 - 36 Inches
24 - 48 Inches
24 - 36 Inches
Pink
Red
Deep, crimson pink-red blooms
Green
Red
Dark burgundy spring foliage
Mounded
Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Part Sun to Sun
Sun
Easy
New Wood
Late Spring
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Average
Border Plant
Landscape
Mass Planting
Mixed borders, mass plantings, foundation plantings
Adaptable to most moist, well-drained soils. Any heavy pruning should be done in late winter/early spring and light pruning can occur after flowering. Fertilize in spring.