Double Play Candy Corn Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Double Play Candy Corn'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, red, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Double Play Candy Corn' Japanese meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica 'Double Play Candy Corn') is a shrub for borders, containers, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the fragrant blooms.
Pairs well with False indigo, Blue fescue, and Lily.