- USDA Hardiness Zones 4-7
- Height 1.5-2 Feet Tall
- Spread 1.5-2.5 Feet Wide
Are you looking to add color to your landscape? The Double Play Candy Corn Spirea is the plant for you! Enjoyment begins in the spring when new growth appears and is a brilliant red. As the new growth matures it turns bright yellow and new growth appears vividly orange. When you add in its deep purple flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer, you’ve got a plant that is show stopping. It is deer resistant and low maintenance. Choosing the Double Play Candy Corn Spirea, you will not be disappointed!
The foliage of the Double Play Candy Corn Spirea is stunning. It has red new foliage in the spring, then matures to yellow, and new foliage is orange. The blooms that being to appear in late spring are purple and pair well with its foliage. The height of the Double Play Candy Corn Spirea is eighteen to twenty-four inches and has a spread of eighteen to thirty inches. Plant as a border plant, use for edging, mass planting, or in your landscape as a focal point.
Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Care
Maintenance is low, but to ensure beautiful color and longevity of the plant, be sure to plant in full to part sun, ensuring it receives 4 to 6 hours of sun per day. This plant has average water needs and prefers well drained soil. The Double Play Candy Corn Spirea has a natural rounded habit and does not require pruning. Trimming can take place after flowering and will encourage new growth. Once established, the Double Play Candy Corn Spirea is drought tolerant.
Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Spacing
When planting your Double Play Candy Corn Spirea as a border plant, mass planting, or for edging purposes be sure spacing is at minimum 18 inches, center on center. Correct spacing will ensure the health of your plant for years to come.
Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1' Plant Facts
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-7 |
Flower Color(s): Purple |
Bloom Period: Spring/Summer |
Foliage Color(s): Orange/Red/Yellow |
Exposure: Partial Sun to Full Sun |
Height: 1.5-2 Feet |
Spread: 1.5-2.5 Feet |
Spacing: 1.5-2.5 Feet |
Habit: Mounded |
Blooms On: New Wood |
Watering: Average |
Shrub Type: Deciduous |
Scientific Name: Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1' USPP 28,313 |
Common Name: Double Play® Candy Corn® Spirea |
Brand: Proven Winners ColorChoice® |
- SKU:
- SPICC
Container Sizes
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