Spiraea japonica ‘Double Play Gold’ – #1 gal.

Golden foliage is accented by hot pink summer flowers. Deer resistant. Low maintenance. Season long color.

Attracts: Hummingbirds
Resists: Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: Shrub
Shrub Type: Deciduous
Height Category: Medium
Garden Height: 18 – 24 Inches
Spacing: 24 – 36 Inches
Spread: 16 – 24 Inches
Flower Colors: Pink
Flower Shade: Pink
Foliage Colors: Yellow
Foliage Shade: Yellow
Habit: Mounded
Container Role: Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun, Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Blooms On: New Wood
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: Average
Uses: Landscape
Uses Notes: An excellent low maintenance mass planting or addition to mixed beds.
Maintenance Notes: Little needed. Apply a controlled release fertilizer in early spring, and trim if needed to shape. Deadhead after flowering to encourage reblooming.

Double Play spiraea has both bright flowers and colorful foliage. This compact, low mounded plant has vibrant golden foliage and an abundance of pure pink summer flowers. It adds easy, season long color to gardens with very little effort. Double Play Gold maintains its compact mounded shape with very little pruning, and has much brighter color than other gold spiraea varieties.