Goldflame Spirea

Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldflame'

Sku #7117

A dense, upright mounded shrub with attractive bronze-tinged new growth in spring, that matures to a soft yellow-green and develops into a brilliant coppery orange in the fall. Panicles of rosy red flowers rise above the foliage in summer, creating a dynamic contrast. Excellent for brightening shrub borders. Good heat tolerance. Deciduous.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
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Key Feature

Dramatic Foliage Color

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Ground Cover, Hedge, Mass Planting, Urban Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.

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

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Sunset climate zones:2 - 10, 14 - 21

Growth habit:Mounding

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall, spreading wider.

Special features:Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color, Tolerates Urban Pollution

Foliage color:Green

Blooms:Summer

Flower color:Red

Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

Garden styleCottage

Design IdeasThe bright yellow-green of the foliage makes this a stand-out shrub for the mixed border, and outstanding fall color makes it a real eye-catcher. Plant singly or in a group in the sunny border or at the corner of a walkway where it will easily be seen.

Companion PlantsMaiden Grass (Miscanthus); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Spruce (Picea); Barberry (Berberis)

Care

Care Information

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.Pruning time: late winter or early spring.

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