Mini Gold Spirea - 1 Gallon Pot
$25.88
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Mini Gold Spirea - 1 Gallon Pot
$25.88
Sale price
$25.88
Regular price
$34.00
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Description
Mini Gold Spirea
Spirea japonica 'Mini Gold'
Other Names: Dwarf Golden Japanese Spirea, Miniature Golden Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Dwarf Goldmound Spirea
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b (9 in cool-summer climates) Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 16-18"
Width at Maturity: 18-24"
Spacing: 18" for solid hedges, 3'+ for space between plants
Spacing: 18" for solid hedges, 3'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Rounded, Mounding
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Size: Tiny, packed in 2-3" clusters
Flowering Period: Summer, reblooms
Flower Type: Clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Golden Yellow in Full Sun, Chartreuse with some shade
Fragrant Foliage: -
Berries: -
Berry Color: -
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun; 6 or more hours of direct sunlight daily for brightest foliage color
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay (well-draining), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained; drought-tolerant when established, does not like a wet soil
Soil pH: 5.5 - 8.0 (Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F), Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Dry Soil (when established), Heat, Insect
Description
A sport from the ever-popular, but larger growing 'Gold Mound' Spirea, 'Mini Gold' is a rare, tiny version that grows to only 18 inches tall by 24 inches wide when all grown up. But what it lacks in size, it makes up for mightily with brilliant foliage color and flower power. As a bonus, in late spring, abundant domed, fuzzy-looking clusters of pink flowers are perched just above the foliage on just about every stem, contrasting beautifully with the foliage and attracting butterflies and beneficial pollinators. By summer, the foliage turns to a golden chartreuse. Its more diminutive stature makes Mini Gold a perfect fit as a glowing accent in small garden spaces or containers, or in groupings or as a low border or hedge in sunny borders and perennial gardens. Exceptionally drought tolerant when established and cold hardy to -30F, what more can we ask for in a flowering shrub?
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a low, rounded mound to 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide, Mini Gold Spirea is ideal for use as a bright accent in small garden spaces or stunning groupings or as a low border or hedge. It does very well on sunny slopes, and is a great underplanting for small trees such as Japanese maples or Crape Myrtles, just make sure there's enough sun exposure. It is also lovely as a front-facing plant to taller evergreens in home foundation plantings. A fine addition to gold or yellow theme gardens, butterfly gardens, rock gardens, Asian gardens, rock gardens, perennial gardens, and xeric gardens (low water needs).
Spacing: 18 inches for mass plantings; 3 feet or more for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Mini Gold Spirea is easy to grow in moist, well-drained soil with average fertility and six or more hours of direct sunlight daily. It will grow fine with less exposure, but the foliage might be more chartreuse than yellow. Once established, it is highly drought tolerant. A light shearing of spent flowers after the summer bloom encourages rebloom. It flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter to early spring if desired. Older plants can be cut back to the ground in late winter for rejuvenation.
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