- USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9
- Height 2-3 Feet Tall
- Spread 2-3 Feet Wide
Double Play Painted Lady Spirea is a great choice to add color to your garden. It has striking green, yellow and cream variegated leaves and flat-topped clusters of contrasting hot pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to early summer. The small serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn coppery bronze in the fall. This tidy compact deciduous shrub will add beauty to your garden from spring through fall.
Double Play Painted Lady Spirea will grow to between 2 and 3 feet tall and wide at maturity in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 9 in partial to full sun conditions. This shrub can be used in mass plantings, as an accent plant, in mixed shrub and perennial borders or a container garden. It’s also a great choice to create a low border at the edge of a walkway or patio.
Double Play Painted Lady Spirea Care
Butterflies, bees and hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers and deer tend to leave it alone. It may need occasional pruning in late winter or early spring. It’s fast-growing, drought-tolerant and highly tolerant of urban pollution, even in inner-city environments. The flowers form on new wood.
Double Play Painted Lady Spirea Spacing
Space Double Plant Painted Lady Spirea plants at least 2 to 3 feet apart on center in a mass planting.
Interesting Fact - This unique plant was developed in Proven Winners ColorChoice trial gardens for several seasons before actually being released for the public to grow.
Spiraea japonica 'Minspi' Plant Facts
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9 |
Flower Color(s): Pink |
Bloom Period: Summer |
Foliage Color(s): Variegated Green and Yellow |
Exposure: Partial Sun to Full Sun |
Height: 2-3 Feet |
Spread: 2-3 Feet |
Spacing: 2-3 Feet |
Habit: Upright |
Blooms On: New Wood |
Watering: Average |
Shrub Type: Deciduous |
Scientific Name: Spiraea japonica 'Minspi' |
Common Name: Double Play® Painted Lady® Spirea |
Brand: Proven Winners ColorChoice® |
- SKU:
- SPIPL
Container Sizes
Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
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Planter Shipping
Standard Colors: 2-3 business days
Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice
Please Note: On special orders there can not be any cancellations
Plant Shipping
Time of Order:
Summer Shipping
- If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping.
- We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location
Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.
It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.