Spirea x 'Goldmound'

Goldmound Spirea

Goldmound Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Goldmound’) makes a dense, low mound with bright golden spring leaves that mature toward green-gold. Small pink flower clusters appear from late spring into summer.

Yellow, orange, or red autumn foliage adds another change of color. Its compact scale works well in a low hedge, a mixed border, or a large container, but seedlings and suckering growth may need controlling.

Provide moist, fertile soil with good drainage in sun or partial shade. Prune in late winter or early spring, and remove faded flower clusters to encourage another flush.

Size
• Height: 2–3.5 ft
• Width: 2–4 ft

Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 3a–8b

Best Uses
• Border
• Specimen
• Mass Planting
• Container
• Hedge

Plant type

Deciduous Shrub, Flowering Deciduous Shrub

Height

2-3.5 ft

Width

2-4 ft

Hardiness zones

3a–8b

Sunlight

Full sun to part shade

Growth rate

Fast

Bloom time

Late Spring, Summer

Flower color

Pink

Leaf color

Gold, Green

Fall color

Orange, Red, Yellow

Attracts

Butterflies

Soil

Clay, Humus rich, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy

Landscape use

Border, Container, Hedge, Mass Planting, Specimen

Shape

Dense, Mounded

Fruit

Yes

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

No