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Lil' Sizzle® Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'SMSJMLG' PP #30,709

Pronunciation: spy-REE-ah juh-PON-ih-kuh
SKU #41300
4-9

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LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing, mounded shrub; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.
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Description This exceptionally tough and compact variety packs a double punch with bright orange new foliage that matures to gold, and hot pink flowers that appear in spring, and again in summer. Tolerates full sun without burning, and adapts to poor, compacted soils. Perfect for a low border, hedge or massed foundation planting. Deciduous.
Bloom Time Spring; reblooms in summer.
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Easy Care, Fall Color, Compact Form
Problems/Solutions Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Attributes Flowers for Cutting, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Patent Act Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape Use Border, Container, Hedge
Flower Color Pink
Foliage Color Yellow
Foliage Fall Color Yellow
Companion Plants Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Coneflower (Echinacea); Potentilla (Potentilla); Barberry (Berberis); Spruce (Picea); Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Care Instructions Easy to grow in average, well-drained soils; tolerates a wide range of soil types. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Remove spent flowers to promote prolific repeat bloom. Prune and feed in early spring to promote vigorous new growth.
History By way of Spring Meadow Nursery, this is a Monrovia-exclusive selection, introduced in 2017, this is a Monrovia-exclusive selection, introduced in 2017.
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DescriptionThis exceptionally tough and compact variety packs a double punch with bright orange new foliage that matures to gold, and hot pink flowers that appear in spring, and again in summer. Tolerates full sun without burning, and adapts to poor, compacted soils. Perfect for a low border, hedge or massed foundation planting. Deciduous.
Bloom TimeSpring; reblooms in summer.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Fall Color, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsErosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorYellow
Foliage Fall ColorYellow
Companion PlantsMaiden Grass (Miscanthus); Coneflower (Echinacea); Potentilla (Potentilla); Barberry (Berberis); Spruce (Picea); Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Care
Care InstructionsEasy to grow in average, well-drained soils; tolerates a wide range of soil types. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Remove spent flowers to promote prolific repeat bloom. Prune and feed in early spring to promote vigorous new growth.
History
HistoryBy way of Spring Meadow Nursery, this is a Monrovia-exclusive selection, introduced in 2017, this is a Monrovia-exclusive selection, introduced in 2017.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.