Spiraea Sparkling Champagne

Spiraea is a varied and useful genus of hardy flowering shrubs. About 80 species come from the northern temperate regions.

For this hybrid I crossed Spiraea hayatana, a Taiwanese species with S. japonica Magic Carpet. Why did I name a Spiraea Sparkling Champagne? Because if you look closely at the fully open flowers, they look just like (well pretty much like) the surface of a glass of pink fizz.

Spiraea Sparkling Champagne is 

• A very hardy deciduous  shrub
• Will grow in any well drained soil, acid or alkaline
• Prefers full sun but will grow in light shade
• Spiraea Sparkling Champagne is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub
• Rich orange red foliage emerges in the spring
• Leaves fade to lime green through the summer
• The leaves turn to an outstanding fiery reds & yellows in the fall
• Flowers have clusters of white to rose petal with red stamens in the spring
• If sheared after flowering it will continue to flower throughout the summer
• Best pruned in late winter and can be cut very hard, nearly to the ground
• Deer tend to leave it alone in favour of tastier treats
• AND a low royalty rate to attract all parts of the UK amenity and landscaping market