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Spiraea Double Play Big Bang®

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Spiraea Double Play Big Bang®

Patent #: PP 21,588

Botanical Name: Spiraea x

HARDINESS:

3-9

POT SIZE:

2 Gallon

SIZE:

2’-3’ H x 2’-3’ W

SPACING:

3’

PRUNE:

Prune as needed to maintain shape and habit.

PLANT FOOD:

Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring.

MULCH:

Keep a layer of mulch around the base of the plant year-round to conserve water and reduce weeds.

IDEAS FOR USE:

Double Play Big Bang® has bright green foliage in the spring that yields massive amounts of pink flowers. The foliage starts orange-red as it emerges and then turns to a gold color before becoming chartreuse-green. This easy to grow deciduous shrub has a mounded habit and is perfect for landscape or container planting.

BLOOM TIME

Spring & Summer

WATER

Average

LIGHT

Full to Part Sun, 6+ hours of direct sun daily

Black Diamond® crapes need to be planted in full sun in order for the foliage to stay black. If they do not get full sunlight and are planted in partial shade, their foliage will be more green than black.

DOUBLE PLAY BIG BANG® has bright green foliage in the spring that yields massive amounts of pink flowers. The foliage starts orange-red as it emerges and then turns to a gold color before becoming chartreuse-green. This easy to grow deciduous shrub has a mounded habit and is perfect for landscape or container planting.

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