Spirea, 2 gal, Double Play® Blue Kazoo® Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.

Flowers, foliage, and easy care – Double Play® Blue Kazoo® spirea has it all! Your search for a colorful, versatile, easy to grow shrub for your landscape ends at Double Play Blue Kazoo spirea. Its cool blue foliage emerges in a range of shifting hues through the season: red, pink, purple, and green. In early summer, very large white flower clusters appear. Like other spirea, you can count on Double Play Blue Kazoo to look great while needing minimal care. It grows well in lightly shaded conditions (four-six hours of sun or filtered light all day), and is generally unbothered by deer. Not fussy about soil or watering. A Proven Winners® Color Choice® variety.

Attributes

Type: Deciduous Shrub

Growth Habit: Rounded
Mature Height: 60 – 90cm (2 – 3ft.)

Mature Spread: 60 – 90cm (2 – 3ft.)

Zone: 3

Feature Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Butterflies

Ornamental Features

Flower Colour: White
Flowering Time: June – July
Foliage Colour: Burgundy new growth, turning cool blue-green, then red in the fall.

Care

General Maintenance: Prune in early spring up to 1/3 of growth to reshape and rejuvenate. Remove spent flowers to promote continuous bloom.
Light: Partial sun to full sun. Shelter from harsh afternoon sun. Best leaf colour in full sun.
Watering: Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency.
Soil: Provide well-drained, enriched soil. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn’t be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH.
Fertilizer: Feed in early spring with an all purpose fertilizer prior to the new growth.