Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Native

Double Play Candy Corn Spirea NativeDouble Play Candy Corn Spirea (Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1', USPP 28,313) provides continuous foliage color from spring through fall in a compact package. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney at North Carolina State University, this deciduous shrub emerges in spring with candy apple red new growth that matures to bright chartreuse yellow. Throughout the growing season, new shoots continue emerging in orange tones, creating a shifting palette of red, orange, and

heat tolerance

Maintenance requirements for this cultivar are refreshingly minimal

If you want a variety of colors that naturally blend

cottage-style plantings

The Spring Azure butterfly uses dogwood as a larval host plant

glossy green

rock gardens and even container plantings

This bald cypress adds an excellent vertical element to buildings

where its extended bloom time provides sustained color and its heat tolerance ensures performance in exposed conditions

maintaining better structure even under the weight of its abundant blooms

flooding conditions

The blooms sit in deep purple centers