Spiraea - Anthony Waterer

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Spiraea - Anthony Waterer

This small plant can be used in the foreground of shrub borders. The Spirea 'Anthony Waterer', Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer', has flat-topped heads of rosy-pink flowers that cover the top of this dwarf shrub, backed by bright green foliage. Attractive new growth is reddish purple. The foliage is deciduous and the leaves are a wine-red to maroon and the in the fall maturing into a dark green. ... more information

 

Willow - Japanese Great as a container plant. In the spring, before it leafs out, it produces hundreds of slender catkins that contrast brilliantly against the deep red stems. Then you see the pink summer foliage and in the fall and winter the striking red stems. The Japanese Willow, 'Salix Integra Flamingo', produces beautiful pink foliage all season long. You may prune the plant back for another flush of pink foliage later in the season. The outer leaves turn a bright pink while the inner leaves are green and white. The Japanese Willow has 4 season interest. Regular pruning will promote a denser and bushier plant.

Spiraea - Anthony Waterer