Landscape Notes: Double Play Candy Corn Spiraea, Spiraea x japonica, A heavy hitter with a thrilling series of color! Bright candy apple red foliage emerges in spring and matures to a bold yellow, with a continuous topping of blazing orange all season long. It delivers an additional burst of color with its vibrant, red-violet blooms. Outstanding in mass plantings and low hedges, or as a border accent.

Exposure/Culture: Double Play Candy Corn Spiraea, Spiraea x japonica, these Spiraea grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. They thrive in full to partial sun locations in the landscape.

Other Notes: Double Play Candy Corn Spiraea, Spiraea x japonica, This is an exceptional low growing shrub to brighten and fill in skimpy beds and borders. Guaranteed to add zest to any foundation planting scheme. Use to flesh out contrast at the lawn's edge. Neaten up in front of old shrubs with bare legs. Line them up along driveway or sidewalk for cheerful curb appeal. Sets nicely into foreground of woodlands to bring light to a shaded background. Even works well with spare modern designs needing vividly colored foliage with some seasonal change.