Spiraea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spirea, Maybush 'Goldmound'

This cultivar bears all bright yellow foliage in the spring that turns more yellow-green when the heat of summer comes. I am not found of...Read More this plant. If one just uses one plant as an accent of yellow, its alright, but unfortunately so many want non-green color in their yard from woody plants and use way too many of these cheap plants to look gaudy and to break landscape design rules.

For the first three years I did exactly nothing and the plants were lovely. Finally last year I gave them a haircut, and that's it for wo...Read Morerk. Gorgeous through drought, two Noah's Ark Junes in a row, whatever. That's what I call maintenance-free.

Goldmound or similar cultivars now seems to be in every Seattle garden or landscape. And why not? It looks pretty all year, with lovely ...Read Morechanges in leaf color from pink to yellow to chartreuse to gold. Maintenance is minimal--an annual light pruning and fertilizing, and it is highly adaptable from sun to part shade, moderate to low water. Doesn't seem to be invasive.

a.k.a. Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldmound'