Double Play® Candy Corn® Spirea
Shrub
- Bold foliage color lasts all season!
- Easy to care for and adaptable to a wide range of conditions.
- Deer and rabbit resistant.
- Zones 4-8, sun/part sun, 2.5 tall x 2.5 wide at maturity.
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Description
Details
Patent #: USPP 28,313
Common name: Gold spirea, spirea
Zone: 4 - 8
Sun exposure: Full sun (6+ hours sun), Part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Height x width: 18-30" x 18-30"
Flower color: Purple
Foliage color: Yellow
Season of Interest: Spring-fall
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Rare & unusual, Proven Winners, low flammability, drought tolerant, cold tolerant, best for beginners
Uses: Accent, container gardening, erosion, foundation planting, hedge, massing, ornamental, small spaces.
How to Grow
Light: Full sun (6+ hrs/day) to part-sun (4-6 hrs of sun/day).
Water: Average.
Space: 2-3' apart.
Fertilizing: Little needed. Apply a granular rose fertilizer in early spring if desired.
Winterizing: A good 2-3" layer of mulch is recommended; nothing else is needed.
Maintenance & Pruning: Double Play spirea naturally grow with a neat, tidy habit and need little pruning. If desired, trim or prune after spring bloom; this will encourage a second flush of colorful new growth as well as remove the first round of spent flowers for a neater look.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
Plants were well packed, as normal form this company. One plant appears healthy. A second plant is very borderline, and a third looked near dead when unpacked. All are planted so we'll see what happens, hopefully they'll respond to a permanent home. But, I would not have shipped two of the plants to a customer, and if I were buying in-person the two scrawny ones would've been bypassed. Not a good look for GGP considering other purchase have looked good.
Hi Tony! Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback. We're sorry to hear that two of your Spirea did not arrive in perfect condition. Please reach out to one of our customer service specialists at [email protected] to take advantage of our 60-day guarantee.
It is a stunning plant! Took off growing within a week of being planted. I ordered another for the front yard.
Everyone who sees it is amazed by it color and thick foliage.
The colors are so vibrant. Im excited to plant it tomorrow!
My order was shipped during the time frame I indicated at checkout and was packed very well. My plants seemed healthy and I planted them today after allowing them to sit in the intended spot for a day to acclimate a little. I don’t foresee any problems and will be back to order again in the future.
I’ve ordered before and ordered 3 more. Great color.
Double Play® Candy Corn® Spirea
They arrived scorched. Doubt if they will recover.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
Plants looked great except for one that looked a little wimpy. I planted them all. The root system on one plant was very shallow and not developed like the others. Hopefully they will all flourish. The colors on the small plants looked good. Can't wait to see them grow and bloom.
The spirea looks fine right now and was received in good condition. I may have planted it in too much shade, but it seems to be handling it ok. In Texas, we have to be careful about what plants can handle full sun. I just hope it is getting enough sun. Wish me luck.
These plants are gorgeous and they are looking very well in the garden. They came well packaged.
One of my Candy Corn Spirea is doing okay but the other is not doing as well despite all my efforts to help it. I'll keep trying to "revive" it but I'm afraid it might not make it.
We're sorry you're having trouble with your plants. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
ordered 3, 2 were dead on arrival. you sent 2 replacements that were also in terrible shape, and died, so only 1 out the 5 I received made it.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
Plant came delivered and it looked like it was completely dried out
Water it immediately and out in ground a few days later as per instruction
Still don’t k ow if it’s going to make it
Hasn’t perked up or looks CB like it might start growing
Thank you for your feedback! It’s surprisingly normal for newly transplanted plants to appear like they aren’t growing. That’s because most of the growth occurs below ground in their first year as they allocate more energy to root development. Once your plant is established, it will start investing more in shoot and flower development. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary. Thank your for your feedback!
One of my plants died - it was not in great shape on arrival. The other two plants are doing well.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
I am in the second spring with my candy corn spirea and it is beautiful. It is 2 feet tall and 18 inches wide. This beauty is always a topic of conversation with neighbors. We’ve even had people stop their cars when passing by the house. We tell them what it is and then send them your way!
Love the color!
My bushes were delivered promptly. One was in shock but after planting and watering it it perked back up. All the bushes are happy and thriving! I highly this company to purchase your plants!
NEVER have I received a planting in such bad shape. Died within a week. It had to have been a recent cutting as there were scant hair size roots absolutely no established root system on that cutting. Proven Winners would be completely mortified that you had sent a customer a cutting such as you sent me in one of their pots. SHAME ON YOU! I WILL NOT BE DOING ANY OTHER BUYING FROM GREAT GARDEN PLANTS. I DIDN'T PICK A STAR AS THERE WERE NO MINUS STARS. FOR SURE I AM UNSCRIBING!
Hello JoAnn, We apologize you received plants not up to our standards. As we try our best to provide exceptional service, some factors like shipping and handling are outside of our control, causing issues like this to sometimes occur. Please email pictures of any plant in question to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible.
For such a tiny shrub, its beautiful. Colors are so eye catching.
It came in not good condition, particularly dry because of long time sipping. I was planting it right away and now I don’t know if it’s alive or no, because outside cold and plants look with out foliage like die. We’ll see it when will be spring time.
We apologize that you received plants that are not up to our standards. As we try our best to provide exceptional service, some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control, and issues like this can sometimes happen. Most often, plants bounce back quickly once they've found a home in your garden. As it is the colder months, your new plant has most likely gone dormant. This does not mean your plant is dead but is just resting until spring. Rest assured, we have a guarantee on all our plants. Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2023! https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/our-guarantee
I love them
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I ordered 2 candy corn spirea plants. They arrived when it was still very hot and dry in my 8b location. Both plants were very tiny and fragile in their quart pots. I immediately replanted them to a 1 gallon pot and checked on them daily along with plenty of water. They started to grow and fill out nicely. It was very easy to monitor the growth because all the new foliage is red! After living in their new pots and growing for about 6-8 weeks I went ahead and planted them in my landscape. They are doing great! They have put on a lot more new growth and seem to love their new home next to my Agapanthus. I’m happy that they are going strong and hopefully put on a nice show next season. They have to get ready for a lot of heat and sunshine in my garden.
My double play doing very well. Have it wrapped in chicken wire to keep deer from nibbling. Ones I planted last year grew like crazy & deer ate all the blossoms off so had to wrap them too, darn deer.
Great plant. Doing well. Lost a few the first year but reordered. Great service.
I’ve been extremely happy with all the plants purchased through Great Garden Plants until now. I have ordered 3 and they just didn’t thrive and stalled. So I ordered 3 more to replace and they too have stalled and just look sad. Planted in part sun and on drip irrigation. The Double Play Doozie’s planted this Spring have already doubled in size and look extremely happy.
Hello! Thank you for leaving us feedback. It is so hard to say for certain why you are not seeing a much growth as you'd like. It sounds like you are doing a great job caring for your new plants. Perhaps you're familiar with the old saying about plants: first year sleep, second year creep, third year leap. This applies to plants in the garden center as well as plants you purchase online. They generally spend their first year growing roots in their new home, the second year they have more energy to put into growth, and the third year, they are growing and flowering vigorously. Happy Gardening!
perfect for my use but unfortunately one has died the other is thriving .