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DOUBLE PLAY® Gold
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Spirea - Japanese
Spiraea japonica
'Yan'
PP#21,615; CBR#4074
![Pure pink flowers on a compact gold leafed Double Play Gold Spiraea](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Spiraea%20Double%20Play%20Gold%201.jpg)
![Compact Double Play Gold Spiraea growing over low rock wall](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Spiraea%20Double%20Play%20Gold%202.jpg)
![Blooming Double Play Gold Spiraea along stone path](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Spiraea%20Double%20Play%20Gold%203.jpg)
![Bright yellow Double Play Gold Spiraea in garden bed](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Spiraea%20Double%20Play%20Gold%204.jpg)
![Trio of bright gold Double Play Gold Spiraea in landscape](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Spiraea%20Double%20Play%20Gold%205.jpg)
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- Colorful foliage
- Vivid blooms
- Durable
- Description
Double Play® Gold spirea is a compact, low mounded plant with vibrant golden foliage and an abundance of pure pink flowers. Maintains its compact mounded shape with very little pruning, and has much brighter color than other gold spirea cultivars.
![](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/habit_icons/Habit%20Icon%20Spiraea%20Double%20Play%20Gold.jpg)
- Awards
- MOBOT Tried and True
- USDA Zone
- 3 - 8 (-40°F/-40°C)
- Exposure
- Full sun, Part sun
- Height
- 1.5 - 2'
- Width
- 1.5 - 2'
- Finish Time
- .5 season
- Type
- Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, early summer
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Foliage Color
- Yellow
- Liner Sizes
- 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil
Adaptable to all soils except very wet sites.Pruning
Blooms on new wood - prune in early spring as desired.Uses
Mixed borders; foundation plantings; flower beds; mass plantings.Growing Tips
May be trimmed after bloom for a flush of colorful new growth and some rebloom.Features: Alkaline soil, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Deer resistant, Foliage interest
Filters: Botanical genus: Spiraea, Common name: Spirea - Japanese, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 3, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Spring, Pink flowers, Yellow foliage
Features: Alkaline soil, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Deer resistant, Foliage interest
Filters: Botanical genus: Spiraea, Common name: Spirea - Japanese, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 3, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Spring, Pink flowers, Yellow foliage