Spirea Double Play Big Bang
- 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
- SUMMER
FEATURES
Everything you love about the classic spirea - and more!
Japanese spirea comes by its popularity earnestly: durable, super easy to care for, and perfectly pretty pink flowers in spring. Double Play Big Bang® spirea does the landscape classic one better with the biggest, pinkest flowers of any Japanese spirea. It also offers super colorful new growth, especially when it emerges in early spring. That's what makes it a perfect Double Play! Like other Japanese spirea, it's drought tolerant, deer resistant, grows and blooms well in partial shade, and maintains a nice, neat shape without pruning.
Top reasons to grow Double Play Big Bang spirea:
- Extra large pure pink blooms
- Colorful new growth makes the plant interesting even when it's not in bloom
- Deer resistant
CHARACTERISTICS
Shrub
Deciduous
Tall
24 - 36 Inches
36 - 48 Inches
24 - 36 Inches
Pink
Pink
Yellow
Yellow
Mounded
Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Part Sun to Sun
Sun
Easy
New Wood
Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a
Average
Landscape
This is an outstanding landscape plant! It is perfect for mass plantings or as part of the mixed border.
Very little maintenance is needed. Apply a controlled release fertilizer in spring, and trim as needed to shape. Deadhead after flowering to encourage repeat blooming.
Double Play Big Bang® Spiraea x 'Tracy' USPP 21,588, Can 4,073