Spirea jap. DP 'Candy Corn®'
Meet the newest and most colorful Proven Winners spirea, Double Play® Candy Corn®. The show starts in early spring when the new growth emerges bright candy apple red. As it matures, it turns pineapple yellow, and the new growth continues to emerge bright orange all season. Top it off with dark purple flowers in late spring/early summer, and you've got a display you really have to see to believe. Be sure to click the image tab below to see just how showy this low-maintenance spiraea is!
Additional Information:
| Plant Type: | Shrub |
| Shrub Type: | Deciduous |
| Exposure: | Part to Full Sun |
| Deer Resistant: | Yes |
| Mature Height: | 18-24" |
| Mature Width: | 18-30" |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4-7 |
| Bloom Time: | Late Spring, Early Summer |
| Bloom On: | New Wood |
| Flower Colors: | Purple |
| Habit: | Mounded |
| Water Needs: | Average |
| Maintenance: | Easy |
| Pruning Time: | Little to no maintenance is needed. Deadhead after flowering to encourage reblooming. |
| Additional attribute: | |
| Attracts Hummingbirds | |
| Fall Interest | |
| Reblooming | |
| Landscape Uses: | |
| Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Mass Planting, Edging Plant, Landscape, Focal Point |
Maintenance Notes:
Spirea is a popular plant because it is blissfully low maintenance, and Double Play Candy Corn is no exception. It naturally takes on a nice, rounded habit without pruning. If you wish, you can give it a trim after the flowers fade, which will encourage even more colorful new growth.
Double Play® spiraea are typically ignored by deer and even rabbits, and are quite drought tolerant after a year or two in the ground.
We ship two ways. One is "Local Delivery". That means one, or more, of our crew members personally delivers your order in a Bay Gardens truck or van to your home. This option is only available in certain zip codes throughout NY, NJ & CT.
The other method is "Common Carrier Shipping". Only certain plants can be sent this way. Usually ones that are under 4 feet tall. When we ship this way, one of our crew members boxes up your order and then sends it to your home via UPS or FedEx.
For more information on our shipping methods, browse our delivery pages in the "ABOUT" tab above.
Plants with listed heights (i.e. 4-5 ft) are measured from the top of the root ball to the top of the plant. Basically, what will be exposed out of the ground after planting. We do not count the root ball or container in the tree size.
Many of our plants come in the plastic Nursery Containers in which they are grown. These containers come in various sizes. Typically, the larger the container, the more mature and larger the plant is. The containers are measured by the "Gallon". More often than not, the larger the gallon size, the larger the plant.
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