I grow it in my garden in London and have found it to be well-behaved. The shrub which is about 4' tall has not made suckers anywhere in...Read More the last 4 years that I've had it. The foliage colour is beautiful from chartreuse through yelllow to green to beautiful pink.
I love it. Trying to propagate it.
I dug some up from a neighbor's yard last summer, and some sections had very little root 6" or less, but they have all rooted and are spr...Read Moreouting leaves now. They grow well in heavy clay and shade.
This cultivar differs from the species in its height---4' rather than 5-10'---and in its foliage color. New leaves and stems are red, fad...Read Moreing to chartreuse.
Extremely winter hardy. A tough but very aggressive spreading/suckering shrub with attractive white flowers in summer.
I'd be reluctant to plant this where many alternatives are available, but the species is commonly grown and considered a valuable landscape plant in northern New England and the St. Lawrence valley. It should be planted where its spreading is confined by a root barrier, paving, or mowing.
You can rejuvenate this shrub by cutting it to the ground in spring.
I planted this near the foundation of my hone. I think it might be better away from structures as it suckers easily. If you like the plan...Read Moret it surely will put out enough little suckers to pot up and share or place somewhere else on the property. It reminds me of Sumac trees I had in Alabama. I loved them, but put them where I could control the suckering by mowing and planted them away from foundations.
I live in Southeast British Columbia, Canada, and have false spirea. While beatiful and fast-growing, newbies should be aware that it is ...Read Morevery invasive - we have a network of roots creeping three feet out, beneath the landscaping fabric, to pop suckers up. However, the suckers seem to transplant very well!
I grow it in my garden in London and have found it to be well-behaved. The shrub which is about 4' tall has not made suckers anywhere in...Read More
Please correct the patent information on this plant. Patent number PP16,336
I dug some up from a neighbor's yard last summer, and some sections had very little root 6" or less, but they have all rooted and are spr...Read More
This cultivar differs from the species in its height---4' rather than 5-10'---and in its foliage color. New leaves and stems are red, fad...Read More
I planted this near the foundation of my hone. I think it might be better away from structures as it suckers easily. If you like the plan...Read More
I live in Southeast British Columbia, Canada, and have false spirea. While beatiful and fast-growing, newbies should be aware that it is ...Read More