Double Play Big Bang® Spirea
Shrub
- Fill your garden with extra large pink blooms!
- Durable and low maintenance.
- Perfect for a long-blooming low hedge.
- Deer resistant and drought tolerant perennial.
- Zones 3-8, sun/part sun, 3' tall x 3' wide at maturity.
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Description
Details
Patent #: USPP 21,588
Common name: Spirea
Zone: 3 - 8
Sun exposure: Full (6+ hrs/day) to part sun (4-6 hrs/day)
Height x width: 2-3' tall and wide
Flower color: Light pink
Foliage color: Bright yellow-green
Bloom time: Summer
Season of Interest: Spring-early summer
Features: Rare & unusual, Proven Winners, low flammability, drought tolerant, cold tolerant, best for beginners
Uses: Specimen, hedge, perennial gardens, landscaping.
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.
I planted the Double Play Big Bang Spirea earlier this season and it's been doing great. Hopefully it's taking to root well and will flower nicely in the spring.
This is so colorful and bright. Adds a nice pop of color. I ordered 4 . Came well packaged.
I ordered 3 of these to intermix with another 3 Brandywine™ Witherod Viburnum in a newly landscaped area. They arrived very healthy and I got them in the ground in about a week. They are on drippers with landscape cloth down and mulched. They are happy and thriving. This is when I was planting them and running water lines. They are all under cages while they get established to protect from deer and hail.
Very happy with my purchase and will be ordering again soon.
Ordered and received 5 Spirea. They were really small so I treated them with kid gloves. They all started out looking happy but then one started to look wilted and soon after a second one started to look unhealthy. Those two died. Not sure what else I could have done to keep them alive. The other three look good so far. Fingers crossed.
Hello! We offer a 60-day guarantee on all of our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, please email photos to [email protected], and we would be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
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I ordered 5 plants and they were in rough shape when they got here. I emailed customer service and they happily offered to either refund the money or replace them and I requested replacement plants. They only sent 1 and when I emailed them back they apologized for the mistake and made an order for the other 4, which wasn't a big deal, mistakes are made. It took a while for the other 4 to ship, but I did get the 1. It was also in rough shape so I requested a refund of all as well as a cancellation of the other 4. I was refunded for the 4 not shipped, but not for the single 1 that was delivered. I'm sure it was another mistake. Despite my best efforts it has also died. They don't seem to travel very well as I have gotten other plants from here and they are thriving and in great condition, but these poor plants didn't make it.
Edit: I have emailed the address listed in the reply and things are getting taken care of.
Hello! We're so sorry to hear that you've had so much trouble with the plants. If you are still missing a refund, please let us know at [email protected] and we'll be happy to adjust your account. Happy Gardening!
Plants arrived in good shape and of course a few died anyway. Called and those were cheerfully replaced at no charge. Great people to work with.
Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback, Sue! We're happy to hear you had a great experience, that's our goal. Please let us know if we can ever help you with anything else. Happy gardening!
I bought double play Big Bang Spireaand I’m planting on west side which is very sunning in afternoon tag say sun part shade ,yourP V says light sun which is it?
They grow well in full sun (6+ hours direct sun) to part sun (4-6 hours direct sun), so it should happily grow on the west side of your garden!