Double Play Doozie® Spirea Spiraea x

Spiraea x 'NCSX2' - The Double Play Spirea 'Doozie' is very popular for the spectacular coloring of its foliage. Dark green with new red shoots during the summer, then orange-red in fall and spring, this spirea is beautiful throughout the seasons. It also has pretty purple-red flowers which attract butterflies and which does not produce any seeds, making this shrub very easy to care for. Grows up to 3-5" per year. Prune in spring. Use Bone Meal when you first plant. Do not fertilize the first year. Fertilize once a year with a balanced granular fertilizer. Do not plant any deeper than it is in the pot. Do not add any soil or mulch around the base of the stem. Water deeply once a week for about 20-30 minutes whether is rains or not. Roots go about 30" deep.

Zone 3. 1m W x 1m H. Mounded shape. Purple-red flowers May-June. Insignificant fruit on dark green foliage turning orange-red in the fall. Full sun. Adaptable soil. 3Gallon.

Attracts pollinators. Deer resistant.

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Exposure

• Part Sun to Sun
• Sun

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Mature Size

Height: 2' - 3'

Spread: 2' - 3'

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  This spirea is better than great - it's a doozie!

  Spirea is an old landscape staple, so what could one do that could possible earn it superlatives? Well, seedless and non-invasive would be a start; non-stop blooming would be even better. And these are exactly what makes Double Play Doozie spirea the most beautiful, innovative, ground-breaking spirea to ever grace a landscape. Like all of the Double Play^® spirea series, the show begins in early spring, when the foliage emerges in blazing brilliant color - in this case, deep red. By late spring, the flowers begin to emerge, a bright, glowing purple-red that truly sings in the landscape. And as summer comes on, the show doesn't stop: it just keeps flowering, and flowering, and flowering. Because it produces no seeds, it puts all of its energy into flowering! It does it all with the same good looks, drought tolerance, and deer resistance that you expect from spirea, too. 

  Top reasons to grow Double Play Doozie^® spirea:

  - Non-invasive! Sets no seed so won't spread into the wild.

  - Blooms non-stop - all the energy it would spend developing seed goes into blooming instead.

  - Deer resistant and very hardy.

  Best Seller

  Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Resists: 

  Deer

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Shrub

  Shrub Type: 

  Deciduous

  Height Category: 

  Short

  Garden Height: 

  24 - 36 Inches61cm - 91cm

  Spacing: 

  24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm

  Spread: 

  24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Red

  Flower Shade: 

  Red-Purple

  Foliage Colors: 

  Green

  Foliage Shade: 

  Green

  Habit: 

  Mounded

  Container Role: 

  Filler

  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: 

  Summer through Fall

  Late Spring

  Hardiness Zones: 

  3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

  Water Category: 

  Average

  Uses: 

  Border Plant

  Container

  Edging Plant

  Landscape

  Mass Planting

  Specimen or Focal Point

  Uses Notes: 

  Spirea is a landscaping classic, thanks to its neat, mounded habit. It makes a nice edging, accent plant, or perennial garden companion. In the landscape, plant in multiples of 3 for an eye-catching display.

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Double Play Doozie is as low maintenance as other spirea. You can give it a light trim after its first bloom in late spring if you'd like to see a reflush of the bright red new growth. Remove the oldest, woodiest stems every couple of years or so to keep growth fresh and vigorous.

  Double Play Doozie^® Spiraea x 'NCSX2' USPP 30,953, Can 6,979

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS