Magic Carpet Shrub

Magic carpet spirea flowering shrub is ideal for borders containers cutting gardens or groundcover.

Magic carpet shrub.

Award winning three season dwarf shrub that offers vibrant foliage and flower color. Frost and heat tolerance means great garden performance. Tough durable and loaded with bright yellow flowers all season long. Bright gold foliage is accented with striking red leaf tips.

Magic carpet yellow mecardonia mecardonia hybrida sakmec002 plant patent 24 515. Medium to fast. Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs. If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant.

Low spreading habit is ideal filler or groundcover. To deadhead your magic carpet variety wait until the blooms begin to die back in summer. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9 this compact shrub reaches an average size of 18 to 24 inches tall by 24 inches wide and requires full sun exposure. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall.

You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub. Early spring flowers are pink and cover the plant over a long period. Foliage turns a rich russet color in the fall adding seasonal interest to your landscape. The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the fall.

Tristam of walberton nursery in west sussex england. Bursting out in color spiraea japonica magic carpet walbuma japanese spirea is a low growing deciduous shrub with brilliant red leaves in spring maturing to golden yellow as the summer progresses. Neat compact mound produces vibrant red new leaves that mature to bright gold contrasting with clusters of small pink flowers. Home plant catalog magic carpet yellow mecardonia.

Semi trailing habit for ground cover baskets or mixed containers. This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant. Walbuma commonly sold under the trade name magic carpet was bred by david r. It was selected from third generation seedlings of self pollinated spiraea japonica goldflame.

Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma sku 7157. Spirea shrubs also require deadheading throughout the spring or summer to ensure a continuous show of blooms. Home plant catalog magic carpet spirea. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape.

This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any. Walbuma is a compact and spreading shrub with terminal clusters of small bright pink flowers. Magic carpet is regarded as a low maintenance plant but benefits from pruning to rejuvenate its growth and to maintain its appearance. In late spring to early summer flat sprays of small bright pink flowers grace the tips of its branches.

Perfect for experienced gardeners. A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves.