Very hardy low maintenance shrub.
Magic carpet spirea shade.
Gwi 257624 looks best up against dark colors.
Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall.
1 to 2 feet tall 2 feet wide.
Here s my peiris silver flame.
A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves.
To deadhead your magic carpet variety wait until the blooms begin to die back in summer.
Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs.
Early summer through fall.
Spirea shrubs also require deadheading throughout the spring or summer to ensure a continuous show of blooms.
Spiraea japonica commonly called japanese spirea is a dense upright mounded deciduous shrub that typically grows 4 6 tall with a slightly larger spread leaves to 3 long are oval and sharply toothed.
You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub.
Posted in hosta landscape design shade gardening with tags miniature hostas pulmonarias spiraea japonica magic carpet on april 26 2011 by carolyn carolyns shade gardens carolyn s shade gardens is a retail nursery located in bryn mawr pa specializing in showy colorful and unusual plants for shade.
It gets a couple of hours of late afternoon sun.
In the foreground is magic carpet spiraea and goldheart old fashioned bleeding hearts while texas scarlet quince remains in full bloom at the back.
Magic carpet spiraea japonica.
This dwarf spirea is a summer blooming spirea that can be pruned in early.
Care shipping notes.
It is a variety of spirea japonica the species native to japan and china thought this variety sometimes called walbuma spirea is the selection made in england.
It will grow 15 18 tall with a spread of 2 3.
Great fall color and early spring color too.
Tiny pink flowers in flat topped clusters corymbs cover the foliage from late spring to mid summer with sparse and intermittent repeat bloom sometimes.
Gwi 257626 if you look closely you will see some of the foliage got nipped by frost.
Carolyn s shade gardens is a retail nursery located in bryn mawr pa specializing in showy colorful and unusual plants for shade.
Here is my magic carpet that grows in the shade.
Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape.
Plant in zones 3 to 8.
Grow in average well drained soil.
This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant.
Spiraea japonica walbuma grows best in full sun to light shade.
This low growing mounded spirea shrub is ideal for creating eye catching borders that provide continual interest.
What is magic carpet spirea.
This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any landscape.
