Double Play® Gold Spirea (Spiraea japonica)

Double Play® Gold spiraea has both bright flowers and colorful foliage. This compact, low mounded plant has vibrant golden foliage and an abundance of pure pink summer flowers. It adds easy, season long color to gardens with very little effort. Double Play Gold maintains its compact mounded shape with very little pruning, and has much brighter color than other gold spiraea varieties.

• 1.5-2 feet tall and wide at maturity
• Hardy in zones 3-8, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
• Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
• Space plants 1.5-2 feet apart for best results
• Produces pure pink flowers in late spring through early summer
• Maintains superior, vibrant gold foliage spring to frost
• Great for landscapes and mass planting
• Attracts hummingbirds and resists deer
• Drought tolerant, foliage interest

Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. If you wish, you can give it a trim after the flowers fade, which will encourage even more colorful new growth.

Fun fact: Though you wouldn't guess it by looking at it, spiraea is closely related to roses and raspberries. 

• Enjoy free shipping on orders over $125
• Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
  • Quart shrubs are 5-8" tall at shipment
  • 1-Gallon shrubs are 6-24" tall at shipment