Double Play Big Bang SpireaSpiraea x

Description

2GALLON POT

Exposure

• Part Sun to Sun
• Sun

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature SizeHeight: 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

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  DETAILS

  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: HummingbirdsResists: Deer

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: ShrubShrub Type: DeciduousHeight Category: TallGarden Height: 24 – 36 InchesSpacing: 36 – 48 InchesSpread: 24 – 36 InchesFlower Colors: PinkFlower Shade: PinkFoliage Colors: YellowFoliage Shade: YellowHabit: MoundedContainer Role: Thriller

  PLANT NEEDS

  Light Requirement: Part Sun to SunSun

  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: EasyBlooms On: New WoodBloom Time: Early Summer
  Mid Summer
  Late SummerHardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8aWater Category: AverageUses: LandscapeUses 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 4,073PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS