Golden Flame Spirea Goldflame

Goldflame spirea s foliage provides a three season color changing display. Noted for its wonderful foliage spiraea japonica goldflame japanese spirea is a compact deciduous shrub with bronze red ovate leaves in spring changing to yellow green as the summer progresses.

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It tolerates a wide range of soils but thrives best in well drained loamy soil. It is native to japan china and korea. The plant is naturally variable in form and there exist about 10 varieties of the species.

The botanical name of goldflame spirea is spiraea japonica. The foliage emerges bronze red in spring maturing to bright yellow and then green. Panicles of rosy red flowers rise above the foliage in summer creating a dynamic contrast.

What a great find. Give this remarkable coloration the spotlight in borders and garden beds that receive sun to part shade. Spiraea x bumalda goldflame sku 7117 a dense upright mounded shrub with attractive bronze tinged new growth in spring that matures to a soft yellow green and develops into a brilliant coppery orange in the fall.

Goldflame spirea is well suited to growing nearly anywhere in usda hardiness zones 4 to 8. Avoid planting in areas where its roots will soak in standing water. In the fall they turn an attractive coppery orange.

As the small leaves emerge they showcase shades of coppery orange rust and yellow. It features a really welcome springtime show. Goldflame spirea is a reliable knockout.

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