Easy to Grow, Cold Hardy & Compact ShrubSem Ash Leaf Spirea, Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’ (16,336), has pinkish-red, fern-like spring foliage that unfurls along deep pink stems.In July and August the neat, round shrub covers itself with creamy white blossoms. This dwarf variety makes a wonderful low hedge, or a great accent.Sem is an improvement from older Sorbaria varieties. It is compact, better-branched, and denser than others; it creates a tight, bushy little mound in the garden, making a fine low hedge or accent planting as well as a shrub border.Sem is elegant, space-saving, and beautiful!Sem forms a neat 3 to 4 foot shrub in the partly shaded garden, which adds a nice texture. This shrub is easy to grow and quite adaptable, thriving in any well-drained soil.It is especially valuable for northern climates because of its hardiness!* Attracts butterflies* Dramatic fall color* Easy to grow.
Category: Spirea Bushes
Japanese White Spirea
White Heads Throughout SummerThe Spirea ‘Japanese White’, Spiraea albiflora, has bright green foliage, topped by heavy clusters of white blooms at the end of the branches.Japanese White is covered with flat clusters of white flowers in June, and again off and on all summer, especially if the old flowers are deadheaded.This beautiful spreading garden shrub is low growing and exhibits a 2′ rounded form. Japanese Whites are effective in mixed shrub plantings, low borders or when clumped together.Spireas grow in sun or partial shade and are great in shrub groupings, near buildings, and low hedges.Japanese White blooms on new wood, and is best pruned in early spring or late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. The fall foliage color is reddish-purple.Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.* White Blooms Throughout Summer* Sun or Part Shade* Reddish Purple Fall Foliage .
Magic Carpet Spirea
Early Bloomer with Colorful Fall FoliageThe Spirea ‘Magic Carpet’, Spirea japonica ‘Magic Carpet’, is a colorful shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape.In spring, the leaf shoots emerge vibrant red, maturing into rich bronze to light green, red-tipped foliage. Clusters of deep pink flowers cover the plant in early summer. This bush is a beauty, and with some judicious deadheading and the right climate, the flowers will rebloom until November.In fall the foliage takes on russet tones that remain colorful well into winter months. The 18 to 24 inch rounded plants are full and bushy. Full sun brings out the brightest colors, and this plant is very drought tolerant.If you want some fall fireworks in your garden, make Magic Carpet spirea your centerpiece!* Colorful shrub* Early bloomer* Drought tolerant.
Double Play® Artisan® Spirea
Compact Plant with Stunning Foliage and Vibrant FlowersDouble Play® Artisan Spirea, Spiraea japonica ‘Galen’ PPAF, is an exceptional spirea that gives double enjoyment with its stunning foliage and vibrant flowers.Double Play® Artisan Spirea emerges a rich purple red in the spring, and then eventually matures to a blue-green with pure pink flowers.The plant is a compact, full bodied mound that is perfect for use as a shrub border as well as a specimen plant. You will love this plant from the moment it flushes in the spring!Flowers are attractive to butterflies. It has no serious insect or disease problems, and is effective in borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, or hedges.It prefers average, well drained soils, and pruning is best done after blooming in mid-summer. To promote flowering, remove faded flower clusters (or deadhead).The further north it grows, the more sun required, and the further south the more shade tolerant it will prove. Adaptable to most soils, and typically unpalatable to deer, ‘Artisan’ arrives in spring, and makes another appearance in summer.* Attracts Butterflies* Disease Desistant* Specimen Plant* Deer Resistant .
Little Princess Spirea
Butterflies Flock to PinkThe Little Princess Spirea, Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’, is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.Little Princess Spirea cultivar is a dense, upright, compact, mounded deciduous shrub which typically grows to 2-4′ tall with a 4-6′ spread, and has narrow, dark blue-green foliage.It tolerates a wide range of soils, and should be pruned in late winter to early spring.Profuse pink flowers in small corymbs cover the arching stems of this plant in late spring. Flowers and leaves all appear on the same side of the arching branches.Butterflies adore the flowers. The Little Princess Spirea accent shrub is adaptable, hardy and exquisite!Little Princess Spirea has no serious insect or disease problems, and is effective in borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, or hedges.With so many traits all wrapped up in one low-maintenance beauty, it’s no wonder she’s named ‘Little Princess’!* Profuse Pink Blooms* Blue Green Leaves* Attracts Butterflies.
Goldmound Spirea
Dense, Colorful Shrub is Great for BordersThe Goldmound Spirea, Spiraea japonica ‘Goldmound’, is a colorful plant that provides an exceptional accent or contrast in your foundation planting or shrub border.The brilliant light chartreuse-green foliage on the Goldmound Spirea holds its color all season long. Flushes of beautiful pink flowers appear in June and July.This dense, bushy, 18 to 24 inch plant maintains its nicely rounded, neat appearance with little or no pruning.Goldmound Spirea produces its best color in full sun, but can tolerate part sun. Distinguished by their size, bloom color and season of bloom, spireas have small leaves and fine, twiggy branches. Spireas have a tolerance of most soils, moisture and sun! Once established, they are also drought tolerant. It is recommended that deadheading adds additional blooms later in the season.Goldmound Spirea is a popular choice among homeowners looking to add some brightness to their landscape!* Chartreuse Foliage All Season* Heads of Pink Flowers* Full or Part Sun .