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Spiraea japonica ‘Magic Carpet’

[gallery ids="8188"] Selected for its dwarf, compact habit, and vibrant foliage colors. New growth is rich red, changing to a range of chartreuse, yellow-gold, and orange in the summer to bronze, burgundy, and russet reds in fall. The colors complement showy clusters of dark pink flowers in early summer. Grows best in full sun in an...
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Spiraea douglasii

[gallery ids="7613,7612"] A suckering shrub, native to the western states. Flowers are 8" long clusters of pale to dark pink blooms in mid-summer. It grows in marshes, swamps, bogs, damp meadows and along streams. It prefers full sun to part shade and needs consistent moisture. If needed, prune back hard after flowering to rejuvenate the plant....
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Spiraea bumalda ‘Goldmound’

[gallery ids="4597,4599,8016"] A slow growing, compact shrub with brilliant golden-yellow foliage and pink flowers in the summer. Fall color is an orange-yellow. Attractive to butterflies. For best color plant in full sun. It prefers an average, well-drained soil. Prune late winter to early spring as needed. May be used in mass plantings, as an informal hedge,...
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Spiraea bumalda ‘Goldflame’

[gallery ids="9137,9136,4595"] A compact, mounding shrub with pink flowers throughout the summer. The blooms are attractive to butterflies. The foliage is bronzy-gold when new, yellow-green when mature and coppery-orange in the fall. It shows good heat tolerance. It prefers full sun and an average, well-drained soil. Prune in late winter or early spring if needed.  May...
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