Magic Carpet Spirea Shrub

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.

Magic carpet spirea shrub. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. Magic carpet spirea flowering shrub is ideal for borders containers cutting gardens or groundcover. If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant. However plants were not introduced to the west until about 1870.

Whether you have one in a container that you want to move to the garden or you have an established plant that needs to move to a new spot sometimes spirea bush transplanting is necessary. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape. Monrovia s magic carpet spirea details and information. What is magic carpet spirea.

This low growing mounded spirea shrub is ideal for creating eye catching borders that provide continual interest. 1 to 2 feet tall 2 feet wide. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma brightens a garden with rosy pink flowers set against a background of bright yellow green leaves. This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant.

Perfect for experienced gardeners. Spirea is a popular flowering shrub hardy in usda zones 3 through 9. Early summer through fall. 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.

Native spiraeas of europe were well known as the source of white flowered wreaths worn by country brides in spring weddings. Foliage turns a rich russet color in the fall adding seasonal interest to your landscape. Neat compact mound produces vibrant red new leaves that mature to bright gold contrasting with clusters of small pink flowers. In late spring to early summer flat sprays of small bright pink flowers grace the tips of its branches.

Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs. 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. You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub. The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the fall.

Tiny pink flowers in flat topped clusters corymbs cover the foliage from late spring to mid summer with sparse and intermittent repeat bloom sometimes.