Description
Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
- Sun
Flower Season
- Early Spring
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature SizeHeight: 18″ – 2′Spread: 18″ – 2’6″
This plant is hardy in zones 4 – 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.
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
What is my hardiness zone?
ORTH BAY, ONTARIO ZONE 4
DETAILS
FEATURES
Your search for truly colorful landscape plants ends here!
Meet the newest and most colorful Proven Winners spirea, Double Play® Candy Corn®. The show starts in early spring when the new growth emerges bright candy apple red. As it matures, it turns pineapple yellow, and the new growth continues to emerge bright orange all season. Top it off with dark purple flowers in late spring/early summer, and you’ve got a display you really have to see to believe. Be sure to click the image tab below to see just how showy this low-maintenance spiraea is!
Best SellerFoliage InterestDeadheading Not NecessaryResists: Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: ShrubShrub Type: DeciduousHeight Category: ShortGarden Height: 18 – 24 Inches46cm – 61cmSpacing: 18 – 30 Inches 46cm – 76cmSpread: 18 – 30 Inches 46cm – 76cmFlower Colors: PurpleFoliage Colors: OrangeRedYellowFoliage Shade: Pineapple yellowHabit: MoundedContainer Role: Filler
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 SummerLate SpringHardiness Zones: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8bWater Category: AverageUses: Border PlantEdging PlantLandscapeMass PlantingSpecimen or Focal PointMaintenance Notes:
Spirea is a popular plant because it is blissfully low maintenance, and Double Play Candy Corn is no exception. It naturally takes on a nice, rounded habit without pruning. If you wish, you can give it a trim after the flowers fade, which will encourage even more colorful new growth.
Double Play® spiraea are typically ignored by deer and even rabbits, and are quite drought tolerant after a year or two in the ground.
Fun Facts:
Though you wouldn’t guess it by looking at it, spiraea is closely related to roses and raspberries.
Double Play® Candy Corn® Spiraea japonica ‘NCSX1’ USPP 28,313, Can 6,176PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS
