Spirea, Anthony Waterer
Description: Anthony Waterer Spirea is a low-growing, mounding shrub that produces and abundance of pinkish-purple, flat-topped flowers from late Spring through Summer. If faded flowers are sheared you can expect a repeat bloom. Flowers are attractive to butteflies. Foliage has a reddish tinge in fall. Useful as an accent, in small groups or massed, or as a border in landscape beds, islands and foundation plantings. A low-maintenance plant that will grow in a wide range of well-drained soils. Very drought tolerant once established
Common Name: Anthony Waterer Spirea
Scientific Name: Spiraea bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’
Type: Perennial, Shrub
Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 2-4′ height, 3-4′ spread
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Period: Late Spring – Summer
Foliage Color: Green
Landscape Use: Accent, Border, Edger, Entryway, Foundation, Garden Pond, Landscape Beds, Mass Planting, Median Strips, Outdoor Living Areas, Perennial Garden, Shrub Border, Small Groups
Soil: Well-Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Zone: 3 – 8
Companion Plants: Silver Dragon Liriope, Little Zebra Grass, Aster, Coreopsis. Stop by and visit our garden center and nursery to talk with our staff about other plants in stock.
