Spiraea bet. 'Island' - P9

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Spiraea betulifolia 'Glow Girl'.

Bulletpoints
* red-brown shoots * attractive purple-red, violet autumn colouring * suitable for containers * tolerates pruning * tolerates shade

Leaves
Attractive purple to violet autumn colouring.

Growth habit
Spiraea 'Tor Gold' is bushy and compact in habit. Slow growing.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
This plant is tolerant of pruning.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Cut back frozen shoots to the healthy wood as soon as there is no longer any danger of frost. - A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The white flowers appear in umbels from June to August.

Use
Tubs, hedge (pruning), group planting, rock garden, bed edging

Shoots
The shoots of Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor Gold'(s) are red-brown in colour.

Root
Stoloniferous.