Spiraea (Spirea, Meadowsweet)​

• Spireas are a highly useful group of tough landscape plants.
  
• Their tolerance of pollution make them an excellent choice for urban landscapes.
  
• Most will tolerate drought once established and can handle some light shade.
  
• We recommend a soft shear after flowering to encourage rebloom and maintain a tidy habit.

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alpina x bumalda 'Gold Mound'

• Compact and tidy mounded form
• Golden to greenish-yellow foliage
• Pink blooms
• Nice shades of orange, red and yellow in the fall
• Use in containers to brighten a patio or terrace 
• Low hedge for paths and walkways
• Incorporates well into foundation plantings 
• 3' H X 4' W
• Bloom time: Summer

Substitution Suggestions

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'

Deutzia gracilis Chardonnay Pearls®

Forsythia 'Gold Tide'

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​betufolia 'Tor'

• Compact and rounded 
• Tight clusters of white flowers cover the rich foliage in spring
• Fantastic grouped or massed in rock gardens
• Great choice for lining walkways
• Glowing orange, red and purple autumn leaves
• 3' H X 3' W
• Bloom time: (mid/late) Spring

Substitution Suggestions

Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound'

Hydrangea paniculata Bobo®

Ilex glabra Gem Box®

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​betufolia Glow Girl®
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor Gold'

• A gold leaf 'Tor'!
• Tight clusters of pink buds open to white flowers that cover chartreuse foliage in spring
• Full yet compact habit
• Fantastic grouped or massed in rock gardens
• Great choice for lining walkways
• 4' H X 4' W
• Bloom time: (mid/late) Spring
• CBR#5121

Substitution Suggestions

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golen Mop'

Deutzia gracilis Chardonnay Pearls®

Hypericum x Sunny Boulevard®

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​japonica Double Play®Candy Corn®
Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1'

• Wow!  A customer favorite and we can see why!
• Candy apple red foliage in spring turning yellow to orange
• Vibrant purple flowers 
• Great choice for mass planting or include it in the perennial border for a full season of interest
• Drought tolerant once established
• 24" H X 30" W
• Bloom time: Spring-fall
• ​PP 28313

Substitution Suggestions

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'

Diervilla Kodiak®Orange

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​japonica 'Little Princess'

• Naturally tidy, compact and mounded
• Mint green leaves take on red hues in autumn
• ​Rose-pink blooms
• Arching branches
• Fitting choice for cottage gardens
• Plant in groups for rock gardens
• 2' H X 3' W
• Bloom time: Summer

Substitution Suggestions

Deutzia gracilis Yuki Cherry Blossom®

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 ​japonica 'Neon Flash'

• Broad, mounded habit
• Leaves emerge with red tones in spring
• Hot pink summer flowers
• Deep burgundy fall foliage
• Colorful low hedge, mass planting or in front of the house as foundation shrubs
• 3' H X 3' W
• Bloom time: Summer

Substitution Suggestions

Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'

Diervilla Kodiak®Red

Hypericum x Sunny Boulevard®

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​x bumalda 'Goldflame'

• Tolerates light shade
• Adapts to wide range of soil conditions
• Leaves emerge bronze-red and change to yellow-green as summer progresses
• ​Rose-pink flowers
• Coppery orange and yellow fall foliage
• Plant singly or in a group in the sunny border or at the corner of a walkway
• 3' H X 3' W
• Bloom time: Summer

Substitution Suggestions

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'

Deutzia gracilis Chardonnay Pearls®

Forsythia 'Gold Tide'