spiraea japonica 'goldflame' (goldflame spirea)
$29.95
- light crimson flowers in flattened clusters
- leaves emerge bronze-gold, turning soft yellow-green, then copper-orange in the fall
- spreading, mounded form
- bloom time: late spring
- zone 2
- height 80-100cm
- spread 100-125cm
- 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.)