Spirea Double Play Doozie 2G

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This spirea is better than great - it's a doozie!

Spirea is an old landscape staple, so what could one do that could possible earn it superlatives? Well, seedless and non-invasive would be a start; non-stop blooming would be even better. And these are exactly what makes Double Play Doozie spirea the most beautiful, innovative, ground-breaking spirea to ever grace a landscape. Like all of the Double Play® spirea series, the show begins in early spring, when the foliage emerges in blazing brilliant color - in this case, deep red. By late spring, the flowers begin to emerge, a bright, glowing purple-red that truly sings in the landscape. And as summer comes on, the show doesn't stop: it just keeps flowering, and flowering, and flowering. Because it produces no seeds, it puts all of its energy into flowering! It does it all with the same good looks, drought tolerance, and deer resistance that you expect from spirea, too. 

Top reasons to grow Double Play Doozie® spirea:

- Non-invasive! Sets no seed so won't spread into the wild.

- Blooms non-stop - all the energy it would spend developing seed goes into blooming instead.

- Deer resistant and very hardy.

Best Seller

Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer

Deadheading Not Necessary

Resists: 

Deer

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 

 Shrub

 

Shrub Type: 

 Deciduous

 

Height Category: 

 Short

 

Garden Height: 

 24 - 36 Inches

 

Spacing: 

 24 - 36 Inches

 

Spread: 

 24 - 36 Inches

 

Flower Colors: 

 Red

 

Flower Shade: 

 Red-Purple

 

Foliage Colors: 

 Green

 

Foliage Shade: 

 Green

 

Habit: 

 Mounded

 

Container Role: 

 Filler

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 

 Part Sun to Sun

 Sun

Maintenance Category: 

 Easy

Blooms On: 

 New Wood

 Old Wood

Bloom Time: 

 Summer through Fall

 Late Spring

Hardiness Zones: 

 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Water Category: 

 Average

Uses: 

 Border Plant

 Container

 Edging Plant

 Landscape

 Mass Planting

 Specimen or Focal Point

Uses Notes: 

Spirea is a landscaping classic, thanks to its neat, mounded habit. It makes a nice edging, accent plant, or perennial garden companion. In the landscape, plant in multiples of 3 for an eye-catching display.

Maintenance Notes: 

Double Play Doozie is as low maintenance as other spirea. You can give it a light trim after its first bloom in late spring if you'd like to see a reflush of the bright red new growth. Remove the oldest, woodiest stems every couple of years or so to keep growth fresh and vigorous.