Magic Carpet Shrub

To deadhead your magic carpet variety wait until the blooms begin to die back in summer.

Magic carpet shrub.

In late spring to early summer flat sprays of small bright pink flowers grace the tips of its branches. Award winning three season dwarf shrub that offers vibrant foliage and flower color. Frost and heat tolerance means great garden performance. Neat compact mound produces vibrant red new leaves that mature to bright gold contrasting with clusters of small pink flowers.

Bright gold foliage is accented with striking red leaf tips. Magic carpet yellow mecardonia mecardonia hybrida sakmec002 plant patent 24 515. Spirea shrubs also require deadheading throughout the spring or summer to ensure a continuous show of blooms. Low spreading habit is ideal filler or groundcover.

Magic carpet is regarded as a low maintenance plant but benefits from pruning to rejuvenate its growth and to maintain its appearance. Bursting out in color spiraea japonica magic carpet walbuma japanese spirea is a low growing deciduous shrub with brilliant red leaves in spring maturing to golden yellow as the summer progresses. Medium to fast. Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs.

It is a variety of spirea japonica the species native to japan and china thought this variety sometimes called walbuma spirea is the selection made in england. It was selected from third generation seedlings of self pollinated spiraea japonica goldflame. Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica magic carpet is a colorful rounded shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape. Walbuma commonly sold under the trade name magic carpet was bred by david r.

Foliage turns a rich russet color in the fall adding seasonal interest to your landscape. If you want a color show all season long try this easy care rounded plant. Semi trailing habit for ground cover baskets or mixed containers. Perfect for experienced gardeners.

Magic carpet spirea spiraea japonica walbuma sku 7157. Early spring flowers are pink and cover the plant over a long period. This pretty shrub is actually one tough little plant. Magic carpet spirea flowering shrub is ideal for borders containers cutting gardens or groundcover.

A neat compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves. Tristam of walberton nursery in west sussex england. The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the fall. You ll love how easy it is to grow this little shrub.

In autumn foliage changes to russet tones that retain their beauty to the holidays. This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9 this compact shrub reaches an average size of 18 to 24 inches tall by 24 inches wide and requires full sun exposure.

Home plant catalog magic carpet yellow mecardonia. Walbuma is a compact and spreading shrub with terminal clusters of small bright pink flowers.