Anthony Waterer Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Pronunciation: spy-REE-a x bew-MAL-da
SKU #07115
| Description | Flat-topped heads of rosy pink flowers cover this low, spreading shrub. New spring foliage is an attractive reddish purple. This more compact form requires little pruning to maintain a neat size, making it ideal in the foreground of shrub borders. Deciduous. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Rabbit Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Hedge, Ground Cover |
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| Design Ideas | An excellent choice for the sunny mixed border where this shrub will fit in well and show off red-purple new foliage and summer pink blooms. It also makes a fine low-growing informal hedge to plant along a drive, walkway or in a narrow planting strip. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Rose (Rosa); Salvia (Salvia) |
| Care | Prefers average, slightly acidic, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; once established maintain evenly moist soil. Feed in early spring. Remove spent blooms to promote continued flowering. Blooms on new wood; prune before new growth begins, as needed to shape and to thin stems. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Chalet - Wilmette 3132 Lake Ave.
Wilmette, Illinois 60091 -
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Winnetka, Illinois 60093 -
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Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712-2601
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