Spiraea japonica (Spirea)
Color Name: Double Play 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. 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. 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.
Growing Tips: May be trimmed after bloom for a flush of colorful new growth and some rebloom.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow, Inc.
Soil :Adaptable to all soils except very wet sites.
Pruning: Blooms on new wood - prune in early spring as desired.
Uses: Mixed borders; foundation plantings; flower beds; mass plantings.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow, Inc.
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. 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. 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.
Growing Tips: May be trimmed after bloom for a flush of colorful new growth and some rebloom.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow, Inc.
Soil :Adaptable to all soils except very wet sites.
Pruning: Blooms on new wood - prune in early spring as desired.
Uses: Mixed borders; foundation plantings; flower beds; mass plantings.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow, Inc.
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Flower Color: Red Shades Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 2 to 3 Feet Spread: 2 to 3 Feet Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6 |
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate
Attributes |
 Container Specimen Plant Rebloomer Mass Planting Landscapes Easy to Grow Drought Tolerant Border
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Attracts
Butterflies
Critter Resistance
Deer
