Dwarf Spirea Magic Carpet

Department of agriculture climate zones 9 and 10.

Dwarf spirea magic carpet.

A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves. Hardy down to zone 4 the magic carpet is a versatile little shrub that will serve well in your garden. Cluster of deep pink flowers add to the colorful display in the summer. It features bright golden to lime green foliage with vibrant red leaf tips.

Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape. This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant. The magic carpet spirea is just the thing for you. Use this dwarf flowering shrub for a low informal edging or hedge.

Magic carpet spirea general information. Perfect for experienced gardeners. Looking for an attractive dwarf spirea. If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant.

Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs. Department of agriculture zones 4 to 8 is a summer bloomer that needs pruning in early spring. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma sku 7157. You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub.

Add pink flowers for early summer beauty. A dwarf spirea with vibrant red leaf tips above a backdrop of bright golden foliage. Dwarf spirea shrubs form spreading mounds covered with flower clusters in summer and early fall. It adds texture and contrast.

The shrubs thrive in u. What is magic carpet spirea. Usda zone 4 9 30 f 34 c exposure full sun part sun. 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.

The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the fall. Magic carpet is regarded as a low maintenance plant but benefits from pruning to rejuvenate its growth and to maintain its appearance. This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any landscape. Some species of spirea require earlier pruning but the magic carpet cultivar hardy from u s.

Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall. Using the magic carpet in the landscape magic carpet spirea is the perfect choice to fill in borders or flower beds. In late spring to early summer flat sprays of small bright pink flowers grace the tips of its branches.