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Shrubs & garden character · Western North Carolina field companion

Double Play® Candy Corn® spirea

Spiraea japonica

Spiraea japonica flower and leaf detail
Spiraea japonica flower and leaf detail☀ Full sunMilada ↗ · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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Colorful compact shrub; same natural-area caution as other Japanese spireas.

Sun Exposure
Full sun
Mature Height (ft)
2–3
Mature Width (ft)
2–3
Bloom Season
Late spring–summer
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Sun Exposure

Full sun

Growth Habit

Compact mounded

Mature Height (ft)

2–3

Mature Width (ft)

2–3

More growing details

Bloom Season

Late spring–summer

Bloom Color

Purple-pink

Evergreen / Deciduous

Deciduous

Native Status

Non-native

WNC Notes

Colorful compact shrub; same natural-area caution as other Japanese spireas.

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

Wet-Soil Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

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Spiraea japonica flower and leaf detail
Spiraea japonica flower and leaf detail☀ Full sunMilada ↗ · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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Flower Close-up (Wake County, NC)
Flower Close-up (Wake County, NC)☀ Full sunCathy Dewitt ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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