Magic Carpet Spirea Shade

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Magic carpet spirea shade.

Posted in hosta landscape design shade gardening with tags miniature hostas pulmonarias spiraea japonica magic carpet on april 26 2011 by carolyn carolyns shade gardens carolyn s shade gardens is a retail nursery located in bryn mawr pa specializing in showy colorful and unusual plants for shade. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall. Great fall color and early spring color too. Very hardy low maintenance shrub.

Spirea shrubs also require deadheading throughout the spring or summer to ensure a continuous show of blooms. It is a variety of spirea japonica the species native to japan and china thought this variety sometimes called walbuma spirea is the selection made in england. In the foreground is magic carpet spiraea and goldheart old fashioned bleeding hearts while texas scarlet quince remains in full bloom at the back. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma sku 7157.

If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant. Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs. Spiraea japonica walbuma grows best in full sun to light shade. What is magic carpet spirea.

Perfect for experienced gardeners. Plant in zones 3 to 8. This dwarf spirea is a summer blooming spirea that can be pruned in early. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape.

You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub. This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any landscape. This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant. Gwi 257624 looks best up against dark colors.

A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves. Carolyn s shade gardens is a retail nursery located in bryn mawr pa specializing in showy colorful and unusual plants for shade. Magic carpet spiraea japonica. It will grow 15 18 tall with a spread of 2 3.

It gets a couple of hours of late afternoon sun. Grow in average well drained soil. Tiny pink flowers in flat topped clusters corymbs cover the foliage from late spring to mid summer with sparse and intermittent repeat bloom sometimes. Gwi 257626 if you look closely you will see some of the foliage got nipped by frost.

Early summer through fall. Here s my peiris silver flame. Here is my magic carpet that grows in the shade. To deadhead your magic carpet variety wait until the blooms begin to die back in summer.