Magic Carpet Plant Cuttings

What is magic carpet spirea.

Magic carpet plant cuttings.

Containers city beds and borders banks and slopes cottage informal low maintenance. Genus spiraea are deciduous shrubs sometimes suckering with simple leaves and short racemes panicles or corymbs of small 5 petalled white or pink flowers in spring or summer. The luminous foliage turns rich russet red in the 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.

Spiraea japonica magic carpet japanese spirea magic carpet will reach a height of 0 6m and a spread of 0 9m after 5 10 years. Mikes backyardnursery 4 694 997 views. Start hardwood cuttings from a mature spirea when the plant is dormant in late winter or early spring. 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.

Rich in nectar they attract butterflies. Synonyms spiraea walbuma. Other common names japanese spirea magic carpet. A hardwood cutting is a young branch that does not bend and has no active.

Although the leaves are aromatic they are rarely used in cooking. Magic carpet spirea is a flowering shrub of the genus spireae which consists of 80 100 plants mainly shrubs. In late spring to early summer flat sprays of small bright pink flowers grace the tips of its branches. Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers.

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. Primarily used as a ground cover thymus serpyllum magic carpet creeping thyme is a dwarf aromatic sub shrub forming a tight cushion of tiny rounded dark green leaves. It s a fast growing plant and needs plenty of room especially for the. Gold flame and magic carpet spirea duration.

The best ways to split a spirea bush. Magic carpet is regarded as a low maintenance plant but benefits from pruning to rejuvenate its growth and to maintain its appearance. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance.