spiraea x 'gold mound' (spirea)
$31.95
- clusters of pink flowers
- foliage emerges bronze, turns to yellow-gold in the summer
- fall colours include red, orange, and pink
- low, mounded shrub
- bloom time: late spring
- zone 4
- height 60-80cm
- spread 80-100cm
- colour crimson
- summer flowering spirea will flower with a good flush in late spring, and sporadically during the summer
- to promote a second flush of bloom, remove spent flowers by pinching or light shearing
- pruning for shape should be done in early spring to allow the flower buds to form
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- attracts butterflies
- long blooming
- salt tolerant
- low maintenance
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)