Double Play® Candy Corn™ Spirea
Overview: A spirea grown for its foliage that emerges orange-red, turns yellow, then tips red again in fall, with pink blooms.
Mature size: Varies by cultivar, from 2–3 ft. compact forms to the species' full 4–6 ft..
Sun exposure: Full sun to light shade; best flowering and foliage color in full sun
Flowering season: Late spring through summer, with some cultivars reblooming lightly into fall
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4–8
Water needs: Average; adaptable to a range of soils
Special features: Notably colorful foliage that shifts through several tones across the season. Fast-growing, easy-care deciduous flowering shrub; deadhead spent blooms to encourage rebloom; prune right after the main flush of flowering; attractive to butterflies
Wildlife value: Bees and butterflies
Botanical name: Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1'
Category: Shrubs & Trees