Plant: Goldmound - Spirea
Spirea · Spiraea japonica 'Goldmound'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
Goldmound is a dense, mounding Japanese spirea 2 to 3.5 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide, grown for foliage that emerges gold in early spring, matures green gold, and finishes in yellow, orange and red. Tiny pink flowers open on 3 inch corymbs in late spring and summer. It takes full sun to partial shade, clay through sand at any pH with good drainage, and resists deer, erosion and pollution while drawing butterflies and pollinators, which suits containers, patios, walkways, borders and mass plantings. Prune in late winter. One caution matters: NC State lists Spiraea japonica as invasive and Clemson says the species and its cultivars are not recommended in the Southeast.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 3.5 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Goldmound is a dense, mounding Japanese spirea 2 to 3.5 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide, grown for foliage that emerges gold in early spring, matures green gold, and finishes in yellow, orange and red. Tiny pink flowers open on 3 inch corymbs in late spring and summer. It takes full sun to partial shade, clay through sand at any pH with good drainage, and resists deer, erosion and pollution while drawing butterflies and pollinators, which suits containers, patios, walkways, borders and mass plantings. Prune in late winter. One caution matters: NC State lists Spiraea japonica as invasive and Clemson says the species and its cultivars are not recommended in the Southeast.
- Flowers
- Tiny pink late spring flowers appear on 3 inch wide corymbs.
- Foliage
- Leaves are gold in early spring and mature to green gold; fall brings shades of yellow, orange and red.
- Pruning
- Prune in late winter or early spring, since it flowers on new growth.
- Native range
- Japan and China
