Spirea Double Play® Gold (Proven Winners®) – 3 Gallon

Spirea Double Play® Gold (Proven Winners®) – 3 Gallon

Description
Spirea Double Play® Gold is a standout, easy-care flowering shrub from Proven Winners® that delivers season-long color and garden impact. This compact, mounded plant features brilliant golden-yellow foliage that emerges in spring and holds its color through fall, providing a vibrant backdrop for the profusion of hot pink flower clusters that bloom in early summer and often rebloom with light deadheading. Double Play® Gold is deer resistant, drought tolerant once established, and requires minimal maintenance, making it perfect for borders, mass plantings, foundation beds, or as a colorful accent in containers. Its tidy habit and improved disease resistance ensure it looks great with little effort, brightening up any landscape all season long[2][3][5][7].

Key Features
- **Botanical Name:** Spiraea japonica 'Yan' PP#21,615
- **Brand:** Proven Winners®
- **Container Size:** 3 Gallon
- **Mature Size:** 18–24" tall, 16–24" wide (compact, mounded habit)
- **Bloom Color:** Hot pink
- **Bloom Time:** Late spring through summer; reblooms with deadheading
- **Foliage:** Bright gold/yellow, with red new growth in spring
- **Sunlight:** Full sun to part sun (at least 4–6 hours daily)
- **Soil:** Well-drained; tolerates a range of soil types, including clay
- **Water Needs:** Average; drought tolerant once established
- **Hardiness Zones:** USDA 3–8
- **Maintenance:** Very low; prune lightly after flowering to encourage rebloom, or in early spring to shape
- **Special Features:** Deer resistant, disease resistant, drought tolerant, attracts pollinators, season-long color, non-invasiv

Care Instructions
1. **Planting:** Choose a sunny to partly shaded location with well-drained soil. Space plants 2–3 feet apart for mass plantings or borders.
2. **Watering:** Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, water during dry spells.
3. **Fertilizing:** Apply a controlled-release or granular fertilizer in early spring if desired.
4. **Pruning:** Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms to encourage reblooming. Major pruning can be done in late winter or early spring.
5. **Mulching:** Add a 2–3 inch layer of mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

Landscape Use
- Borders and edging
- Mass plantings
- Foundation plantings
- Accent shrub
- Containers
- Pollinator and butterfly gardens