Anthony Waterer Spirea
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Flat topped heads of rosy pink flowers cover the top of this dwarf deciduous shrub. Attractive new growth in spring is reddish purple. Use this small plant in the foreground of shrub borders.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | spy-REE-a x bew-MAL-da |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 2 - 10, 14 - 21 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing dwarf shrub to 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7115 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: summer after flowering.
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.
Flat topped heads of rosy pink flowers cover the top of this dwarf deciduous shrub. Attractive new growth in spring is reddish purple. Use this small plant in the foreground of shrub borders.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: summer after flowering.
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.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | spy-REE-a x bew-MAL-da |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 2 - 10, 14 - 21 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing dwarf shrub to 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7115 |
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