Plant: Anthony Waterer - Spirea
Spirea · Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
Size: 3 gal
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Mature size
More about this plant
Anthony Waterer is a low, dense, rounded Japanese spirea growing 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, and a low maintenance plant. Carmine red flowers open in flat topped clusters on new growth through summer, and the lustrous serrate green leaves turn purple in fall. It takes full sun to partial shade, clay through rocky soil with good drainage, and tolerates drought and erosion while drawing butterflies, which makes it a common choice for borders, foundations and mass plantings. One caution matters: Clemson states that Japanese spirea is considered invasive in the Southeast US and that the species and its cultivars are not recommended as landscape plants.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 3 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Anthony Waterer is a low, dense, rounded Japanese spirea growing 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, and a low maintenance plant. Carmine red flowers open in flat topped clusters on new growth through summer, and the lustrous serrate green leaves turn purple in fall. It takes full sun to partial shade, clay through rocky soil with good drainage, and tolerates drought and erosion while drawing butterflies, which makes it a common choice for borders, foundations and mass plantings. One caution matters: Clemson states that Japanese spirea is considered invasive in the Southeast US and that the species and its cultivars are not recommended as landscape plants.
- Flowers
- Carmine red flowers in flat topped clusters, borne on new growth.
- Pruning
- Flowers on new growth, so prune in late winter or early spring.
- Native range
- Japan and China
