Spirea Japonica Crispa

They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18 to 5 that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. 1 to 2 feet tall 2 feet wide.

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Spirea japonica crispa

Spiraea japonica commonly called japanese spirea is a dense upright mounded deciduous shrub that typically grows 4 6 tall with a slightly larger spread. Crispa spirea is a sport of the popular anthony waterer spirea. It is distinctive for its twisted and incised leaves.

Leaves to 3 long are oval and sharply toothed. Thereafter spiraea is a drought. Sparse intermittent repeat blooms often occur throughout the remainder of the growing season.

This low growing mounded spirea shrub is ideal for creating eye catching borders that provide continual interest. Early summer through fall. Purple red spring foliage turns a blue green in summer flowers are a rich pink.

The spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to the home gardener within the spiraea genus. In spring the new leaves are vibrant red gradually maturing to gold while retaining red tips at the ends of the branches. A 3 to 4 feet tall and wide form of anthony waterer with unique finely textured leaves that are twisted and dissected.

Crisp leaf spirea growing and maintenance tips summer flowering spirea will flower with a good flush in late spring and sporadically during the summer. Apply a general purpose slow release fertilizer at a rate of. The plants bloomed continuously through the summer.

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