Magic Carpet Spirea

It features bright golden to lime green foliage with vibrant red leaf tips.

Magic carpet spirea.

The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the fall. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall. If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall.

Cluster of deep pink flowers add to the colorful display in the summer. This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any landscape. 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. A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves.

Walbuma is a compact and spreading shrub with terminal clusters of small bright pink flowers. This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant. Tristam of walberton nursery in west sussex england. 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. Department of agriculture zones 4 to 8 is a summer bloomer that needs pruning in early spring. Magic carpet spirea flowering shrub is ideal for borders containers cutting gardens or groundcover. Foliage turns a rich russet color in the fall adding seasonal interest to your landscape.

In fall russet red tones give a new touch of color that last all season long. 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. You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub. A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves.

Some species of spirea require earlier pruning but the magic carpet cultivar hardy from u s. It was selected from third generation seedlings of self pollinated spiraea japonica goldflame. Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs. Walbuma commonly sold under the trade name magic carpet was bred by david r.

Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma brightens a garden with rosy pink flowers set against a background of bright yellow green leaves. Perfect for experienced gardeners and total newbies alike.