Anthony Waterer Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Carmine red
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Anthony Waterer' Japanese meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast into a dense mound with carmine red flowers that attract butterflies. Deer rarely make it their first choice. The leaves also turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Burnet, Bouquet peony, Greig's tulip, and Jersey tea.