Anthony Waterer Red Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda anthony waterer sku 7115 flat topped heads of rosy pink flowers cover this low spreading shrub.
Anthony waterer red spirea. This foliage of this deciduous shrub is an attractive bronze red when young. New spring foliage is an attractive reddish purple. Keep moist first year. Reaching only 3 to 5 feet high.
Anthony waterer spiraea japonica. Anthony waterer spirea spiraea x bumalda anthony waterer is a summer blooming deciduous shrub hardy in u s. Ideal for a sunny well drained site it makes an excellent specimen plant or colourful informal flowering hedge. Double play red spiraea japonica smnsjmfr uspp 26 993 can 5 633.
Dead head after flowering. Zone 4 20 to 30 degrees f fragrant. My local nursery carried this spirea variety for the first time last spring 2018. Anthony waterer is a compact cultivar that grows to 2 3 tall and to 3 4 wide.
Spring hard prune the. Carmine red flowers in flattened corymbs to 6 wide appear in a showy bloom from late spring to mid summer. Japanese spirea anthony waterer rhs plants for pollinators plants this plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. New foliage emerges with reddish purple tinting in spring matures to blue green by summer and finally turns reddish in fall.
They are a low height spreading shrub which worked well in. From late spring through midsummer it flaunts frilly 6 inch clusters of carmine pink. Spiraea x bumalda anthony waterer. Buy japanese spirea anthony waterer spiraea japonica anthony waterer click here for the latest information on covid 19.
2 to 3 feet tall 3 to 4 feet wide. 2x per week after. The foliage turns vibrant shades of yellow and reddish purple in the fall. Full sun 6 hours direct sun moisture requirements.
Dart s red is a type of spirea spiraea x bumalda and a sport of anthony waterer spirea. Dart s red has deep reddish pink flowers that appear in clusters in early to mid summer. It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by rhs experts. I bought 2 of these and planted them in an area that gets full afternoon sun.
One of the oldest and most popular of the japanese spireas anthony waterer has set the bar high for other cultivars to follow.