Spirea, 2 gal, Double Play® Candy Corn®

Your search for truly colorful landscape plants ends here! Meet the newest and most colorful Proven Winners spirea, Double Play® Candy Corn®. The show starts in early spring when the new growth emerges bright candy apple red. As it matures, it turns pineapple yellow, and the new growth continues to emerge bright orange all season. Top it off with dark purple flowers in late spring/early summer, and you've got a display you really have to see to believe. Be sure to click the image tab below to see just how showy this low-maintenance spiraea is! A Proven Winners® Color Choice® variety.

Attributes

Type: Deciduous Shrub
Growth Habit: Rounded
Mature Height: 45 - 75cm (18 - 30in.)
Mature Spread: 45 - 75cm (18 - 30in.)
Zone: 3
Feature Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Butterflies

Ornamental Features

Flower Colour: Dark Purple
Flowering Time: June - July
Foliage Colour: Spring new growth emerges candy apple red, turns pineapple yellow. New growth continues to emerge bright orange all season.

Care

General Maintenance: Prune in early spring up to 1/3 of growth to reshape and rejuvenate. Remove spent flowers to promote continuous bloom.
Light: Partial sun to full sun. Shelter from harsh afternoon sun. Best leaf colour in full sun.
Watering: Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency.
Soil: Provide well-drained, enriched soil. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH.
Fertilizer: Feed in early spring with an all purpose fertilizer prior to the new growth.