Spiraea Double Play® Candy Corn®

Spiraea Double Play® Candy Corn®
Spiraea Double Play® Candy Corn®

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This cold hardy shrub is a kaleidoscope of color throughout the growing season
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Item Form
1-Quart
Key Characteristics
Zone

4 - 8

Mature Height

2.5 Feet

Mature Width

2.5 Feet

Sun / Shade

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Level

Moist, well-drained

Soil Type

Normal, loamy

Description / Spiraea Double Play® Candy Corn®

A Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrub, Spiraea Double Play® Candy Corn® is a stunning low-growing deciduous shrub that only reaches about 1½ to 2½ tall and wide. Truly colorful throughout the season, the kaleidoscopic foliage on this showy shrub emerges bright candy apple red in early spring before maturing to pineapple yellow; but the new growth continues to emerge bright orange all season. And if that wasn't enough color, clusters of dark purple flowers bloom in late spring to early summer.

A Spiraea japonica variety, commonly called spirea, Japanese spirea, or Japanese meadowsweet, Double Play Candy Corn has a compact, mounded habit that is perfect for in small spaces. Use it as a specimen or focal point in the garden, or mass it in a landscape as ground cover, edging, or a front-of-the-border plant.

A tough, cold hardy shrub, Double Play Candy Corn grows well in Zones 4a-8b. It has an easy-care nature when grown in a sunny to partly sunny location with moist, well-draining average to loamy soil. The shrub tolerates drought and heat, once established, and resists disease. It's typically ignored by deer and rabbits. With its naturally rounded shape, Double Play Candy Corn needs no pruning, but a nice little trim after the flowers fade will keep it looking tidy and encourage more bright and colorful new growth.

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Shrubs

Product Details

SKU 44148
Item Form 1-Quart
Genus Spiraea
Species japonica
Variety 'NCSX1'
Plant Patent PP28,313
Product Classification Shrubs
Habit Mound-shaped
USDA Zone Low 4
USDA Zone High 8
Sun / Shade Full Sun, Part Shade
Bloom Color Purple
Bloom Season Start Late Spring
Bloom Season End Early Summer
Foliage Color Chartreuse, Yellow
Resistance Cold Hardy, Deer Resistance, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
Special Features Easy Care Plants, Fall Color, Flower
Uses Beds, Border, Containers, Fall Color, Foliage Interest, Specimen
Zone 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
State Shipping Restrictions GU, HI, PR, VI
Shipping Method Restrictions none
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