Double Play Big Bang® Spirea Spiraea x

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  • Double Play Big Bang® - Spirea - Spiraea x
  • a potted tree in a yard
  • a small garden in front of a brick building
  • a building with a light post and plants in front of it
  • a house with a large front yard
  • a bush with pink flowers
  • a garden with purple flowers
  • a close up of some flowers
  • a garden with purple flowers
Exposure
  • Part Sun to Sun
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
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

    Everything you love about the classic spirea - and more!

    Japanese spirea comes by its popularity earnestly: durable, super easy to care for, and perfectly pretty pink flowers in spring. Double Play Big Bang® spirea does the landscape classic one better with the biggest, pinkest flowers of any Japanese spirea. It also offers super colorful new growth, especially when it emerges in early spring. That's what makes it a perfect Double Play! Like other Japanese spirea, it's drought tolerant, deer resistant, grows and blooms well in partial shade, and maintains a nice, neat shape without pruning. 

    Top reasons to grow Double Play Big Bang spirea:

    - Extra large pure pink blooms

    - Colorful new growth makes the plant interesting even when it's not in bloom

    - Deer resistant

     

    Attracts: 
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches
    Spacing: 
    36 - 48 Inches
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    Yellow
    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: 
    Early Summer
    Mid Summer
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    This is an outstanding landscape plant! It is perfect for mass plantings or as part of the mixed border.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Very little maintenance is needed. Apply a controlled release fertilizer in spring, and trim as needed to shape. Deadhead after flowering to encourage repeat blooming.

    Check out the complete guide to growing spirea. 

    Double Play Big Bang® Spiraea x 'Tracy' USPP 21,588, Can 4,073
    PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS 
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