Double Play® Red Spirea Spiraea japonica

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  • Double Play® Red - Spirea - Spiraea japonica
  • a close up of a flower
  • a bush with pink flowers
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  • a bush with purple flowers
  • a group of bushes next to each other
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Exposure
  • Part Sun to Sun
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
Mature Size
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 2' - 3'

This plant is hardy in zones 3 - 8

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8

What is my hardiness zone?

NORTH BAY, ONTARIO 

ZONE 4

  • FEATURES

    Double Play spireas have vibrant flowers and stunning foliage.

    Double Play Red is a flower color breakthrough, with nearly-red flowers. Add in showy dark burgundy spring foliage and you've got the perfect double play! 

    Top reasons to grow Double Play Red spirea:

    • The closest to red of any spirea
    • Very showy burgundy-purple new growth
    • Naturally grows as a dense, rounded mound
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 48 Inches 61cm - 1.2m
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Deep, crimson pink-red blooms
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Red
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark burgundy spring foliage
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Landscape
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Mixed borders, mass plantings, foundation plantings

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Adaptable to most moist, well-drained soils. Any heavy pruning should be done in late winter/early spring and light pruning can occur after flowering. Fertilize in spring.

    Double Play® Red Spiraea japonica 'SMNSJMFR' USPP 26,993, Can 5,633
    PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS 
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