Magic Carpet thunberg spirea
Spiraea thunbergii 'Magic Carpet'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Red, yellow-green, bronze
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Magic Carpet' thunberg spirea (Spiraea thunbergii 'Magic Carpet') is a shrub for borders and low maintenance hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a low, arching mound with red, yellow-green, and bronze leaves. Pink flowers open in spring and again in early summer, and butterflies visit them.
Pairs well with Dalmatian bellflower, Cheerfulness daffodil, and Cytherea peony.