Spirea - Sparkling Carpet

$22.95

Since it grows only 6-10 inches tall and 15-18 inches wide, it can be used as a groundcover or bedding plant! It would also be good for filling a space in a shrub border. It looks like a tiny version of ‘Gold Flame’ and produces few pink flowers in summer. No pruning is required. The leaves are bronze-red when young, then turn mahogany-red in fall. Sparkling Carpet Spirea, spiraea japonica 'Sparkling Carpet' (PP13,665), is a fine-textured, small spreading shrub with lime-gold leaves. Native to China and Japan. The plant also likes mulch and summer watering. Sparkling Carpet prefers full sun, and this is one of the easiest shrubs to grow since it tolerates many soils, except extremely wet. ... more info

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