Grow in moist but well drained soil in sun.
Spiraea japonica magic carpet care.
Tiny pink flowers in flat topped clusters corymbs cover the foliage from late spring to mid summer with sparse and intermittent repeat bloom sometimes.
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.
1 to 2 feet tall 2 feet wide.
Magic carpet spiraea japonica.
Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs.
This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant.
You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub.
Bursting out in color spiraea japonica magic carpet walbuma japanese spirea is a low growing deciduous shrub with brilliant red leaves in spring maturing to golden yellow as the summer progresses.
Monrovia s magic carpet spirea details and information.
Containers city beds and borders banks and slopes cottage informal low maintenance.
Spiraea japonica magic carpet japanese spirea magic carpet will reach a height of 0 6m and a spread of 0 9m after 5 10 years.
Genus spiraea are deciduous shrubs sometimes suckering with simple leaves and short racemes panicles or corymbs of small 5 petalled white or pink flowers in spring or summer details magic carpet is a low growing deciduous shrub with ovate leaves opening red and changing to yellow always with some red young growth.
How to prune magic carpet spirea.
Perfect for experienced gardeners.
This low growing mounded spirea shrub is ideal for creating eye catching borders that provide continual interest.
The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the fall.
Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish.
Low growing varieties can become a stylish ground cover.
Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape.
Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma sku 7157.
Grows easily in average well drained soils.
Spiraea japonica commonly called japanese spirea is a dense upright mounded deciduous shrub that typically grows 4 6 tall with a slightly larger spread leaves to 3 long are oval and sharply toothed.
If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant.
You might love the reddish pink blooms and brightly colored leaves of your magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet but if you don t keep it pruned.
Early summer through fall.
Pruning spirea japonica is required to keep it in appropriate shape or size.
Do mulching to preserve moisture as growing spirea requires slightly moist soil.
What is magic carpet spirea.
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In late spring to early summer flat sprays of small bright pink flowers grace the tips of its branches.