Description
Spirea japonica Double Play Red
EXPOSURE
- 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).
FLOWER SEASON
- SPRING
MATURE SIZE
Height
2′ – 3′
Spread
2′ – 3′
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
Attracts:
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resists:
Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: Shrub
Shrub Type: Deciduous
Height Category: Short
Garden Height: 24 – 36 Inches
Spacing: 24 – 48 Inches
Spread: 24 – 36 Inches
Flower Colors: Pink, Red
Flower Shade: Deep, crimson pink-red blooms
Foliage Colors: Green, Red
Foliage Shade: Dark burgundy spring foliage
Habit: Mounded
Container Role: Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun, Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Blooms On: New Wood
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: Average
Uses: Border Plant, Landscape, Mass Planting
Uses Notes: Mixed borders, mass plantings, foundation plantings
Maintenance Notes: 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.
Double Play® Red Spiraea japonica ‘SMNSJMFR’ USPP 26,993, Can 5,633
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