Golden Sunrise® Spirea

Name: Golden Sunrise® Spirea
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 02011

Spiraea x bumalda 'Monhud'

Pronunciation: spy-REE-a x bew-MAL-da

SKU #02011

USDA Zone

4-9

Your climate might be too cold for this plant:

OVERVIEW
Description	A sport of Goldflame Spirea with yellow new foliage that matures to yellow-green in summer and turns a coppery orange in fall. Sweet pink flowers contrast nicely against the bright foliage. A compact, shrubby spirea that works wonderfully when mixed in with green-leaved plants at the forefront of shrub borders. Deciduous.
Light	Full sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Summer
Mature Size	Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall, slightly wider.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Deciduous
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color, Compact Form
Growth Rate	Moderate
Flower Attributes	Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Hedge
Design Ideas	With such vivid seasonal foliage changes, put this shrub up front and center for full appreciation. Tailor made for foundation planting. Exceptional for shrub borders along fences, walls and buildings. Plant in creative open combinations with high contrast purple and black foliage shrubs for drama most of the year. Large enough to make a solid hedge to divide space within a garden or separating front yards. Leave natural to bring long term color and brightness into wild gardens against backgrounds of conifers and dark foliage evergreens. Perfectly versatile and appealing for calling attention to entries, gateways and focal points.
Flower Color	Pink
Foliage Color	Chartreuse
Companion Plants	Weigela (Weigela); Salvia (Salvia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Barberry (Berberis); Ninebark (Physocarpus)

CARE
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.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9