Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Native heat tolerance

heat tolerance

The Spring Azure butterfly uses dogwood as a larval host plant

rock gardens and even container plantings

The blooms sit in deep purple centers

maintaining better structure even under the weight of its abundant blooms

Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Native heat toleranceDouble Play Candy Corn Spirea (Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1', USPP 28,313) provides continuous foliage color from spring through fall in a compact package. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney at North Carolina State University, this deciduous shrub emerges in spring with candy apple red new growth that matures to bright chartreuse yellow. Throughout the growing season, new shoots continue emerging in orange tones, creating a shifting palette of red, orange, and