Spiraea × bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Anthony Waterer Bumald Spirea

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Pink (Deep, rich pink inflorescence)
 Foliage Notes:
Red (Newly emerging growth is brownish-red in the spring); Green (Blue-green summer foliage); Red (Wine red to reddish-purple fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Dry follicle; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
3-4' feet
 Ultimate Spread:
4-5' feet
 Soil Notes:
Well-drained, loamy soils but adaptable
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, 1-3" long, lanceolate leaves, are sharply and doubly serrate, and more pale green underneath. The polished, rich brown stems are narrow and slightly angled.

Additional Information

'Anthony Waterer' Japanese Spirea is a cultivar of Spiraea japonica that originated from the original cultivar of Spiraea x bumalda (hybrid of S. albiflora and S. japonica), as many other cultivars of Spiraea. This condensed shrub reached 3 to 4' in height and roughly 4-5' in width at maturity. Flowers reach 4 to 6" in diameter, flat topped, deep carmine-pink inflorescences that bloom through the summer months. New leaves emerge a rusty-brown and change to more of a bluish-green. Has been noted to have wine-red to a rusty-orange red fall foliage. Stems provide texture in the winter landscape, but suggested to cut down in a three-year pruning cycle to increase vigor. Tolerant of widely different soils and exposures, but tends to do best in full sun with adequate moisture and a pH of 6.0-7.5. Avoid very wet sites.

3 Spiraea × bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' found

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