Goldflame Spirea

Categories: Plants, Shrubs, Small Shrubs (Deciduous)

Goldflame Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’)One of the most versatile of all garden shrubs for color effect, with foliage emerging bright red fading to yellow in summer, turning deep red in fall, and showy flat-topped clusters of pink flowers in early summer; forms a large dense ball, neat and tidy

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

3 feet

Average Landscape Width:

4 feet

Growth Rate:

fast

Genus:

Spiraea

Species:

x bumalda

Cultivar:

Goldflame

Flower Color:

hot pink

Flower Period:

from late spring to early summer

Summer Foliage Color:

yellow

Fall Color:

scarlet

Minimum Light:

full sun

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

round

Canopy:

closed

Pruning:

late winter pruning

Pollution Tolerance:

high

Other Species Names:

Spiraea japonica

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Ornamental Features

Goldflame Spirea features showy clusters of hot pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to early summer. It has attractive yellow deciduous foliage which emerges tomato-orange in spring. The small serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Goldflame Spirea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Planting & Growing

Goldflame Spirea will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Goldflame Spirea

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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Goldflame Spirea

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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