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- Spiraea x vanhouttei ‘Levgold’ Firegold® PP#19,308
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8b
- Firegold® spirea provides an arching fountain of white flowers in the spring, but it is notable among other bridal wreath spireas for its brilliant lemon-lime foliage. Plant in full sun for the best color. This large shrub looks most graceful when it is allowed to spread.
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- ‘Hopleys’ Twist of Lime™ Abelia, Miss Lemon™ Abelia
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- Vanhoutte Spirea, Bridal Wreath Spirea; Van Houtte Spirea
- ‘Renaissance’ Spirea, Bridal Wreath Spirea; Van Houtte Spirea
- Woody Ornamentals - Flowering Shrubs
- Growth Size: Medium Shrub - 6 to 8 feet tall, 7 to 10 feet wide
- Growth Habit: Vase Shaped - Arching
- Features: Easy To Grow, Excellent Foliage Color
- Deer Resistant, Tolerates Salt
- Attracts: Butterflies
- Garden Ideas:
- Entryway
- Flower features: Showy Flowers, Profuse Flowering
- Clusters of white flowers that bloom in spring
- Foliage type and color: Deciduous, Gold
- Bright yellow
- Landscape Uses: Beds
- Accent, Border, Container, Mass Planting
- Firegold® Spirea is a Low maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Medium Shrub - 6 to 8 feet tall, 7 to 10 feet wide
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Spacing: 7-10 ft apart
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Watering: Moderate
- Soil Types: Adaptable to pH Well-Drained Adapted to most soil types
- General Plant Care: Care for your shrubs includes monitoring for pests and diseases, periodically checking soil moisture, and providing fertilizer as needed. In general, plants that have sufficient water and the correct amount of fertilizer tend to not have as many pest and disease problems. Water new plants weekly during the growing season in the first year, and as needed after that.
- General Planting Tips: Choose a site suited to your plant's light, soil, and space needs. Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the container. Remove plant from container and loosen roots slightly. Place the plant in the hole. If using slow-release (coated) fertilizer, you may add it according to package directions at this time. Add soil back to the hole, ensuring the top of the soil from the container is even with the surrounding soil. Water well, and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3 inches of mulch around plant, taking care to keep away from stem or trunk. See our FAQ page for more details on Mulching.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Once in spring with a slow-release fertilizer recommended for this plant (shrub, tree) at a rate according to package directions.
- General Pruning suggestions: Spring-flowering shrubs and trees bloom on buds that formed on growth from the previous season, also known as “old wood.” Do not prune these plants in late winter or before they bloom in early spring! If you do, you will be cutting off the flower buds. If pruning is needed, do it in late spring, soon after the shrub has finished blooming. This will allow time for new growth and buds to form in late summer and fall, which will bear another season of blooms next spring.
