Spiraea japonica |Anthony Waterer

Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer', is a popular cultivar of Spiraea japonica. Spiraea japonica is a dense, upright, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows to 6 feet tall with a slightly larger spread. The cultivar, ‘Anthony Waterer', is a more compact version that grows to 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. Like japonica, 'Anthony Waterer" leaves grow to 3 inches long and are oval and sharply toothed. New foliage emerges with reddish-purple tinting in spring, matures to blue-green by summer, and finally turns reddish in fall. However, unlike japonica's pink flowers, 'Anthony Waterer" has carmine red flowers in flattened corymbs (to 6 inches wide) in a showy bloom from late spring to mid-summer. The flowers attract butterflies and, to maximize bloom, you should site the plant in full sun. You can also extend the bloom by removing spent blossoms. Also, unlike japonica, 'Anthony Waterer' has a more compact form and requires little pruning to maintain a neat size, making it ideal in the foreground of shrub borders.

• Grows up to 2-3 ft. tall (60-90 cm) and 3-4 ft. wide (90-120 cm).
• A full sun lover, this plant is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates light shade as well as a wide range of soil conditions.
• Perfect choice for borders, foundation plantings, cottage gardens, banks, and slopes.
• Attracts butterflies but is ignored by deer.
• Virtually pest and disease free.
• Flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter to early spring if needed. If overgrown can be renovated by cutting back hard immediately after flowering.
• Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer or by division in autumn or spring
• Spiraea japonica species is native to Japan. It can be an aggressive self-seeder and spread in the garden by suckering.

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Requirement
Hardiness	4,5,6,7,8,9
Heat Zones	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Climate Zones	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Plant Type	Shrubs
Plant Family	Rosacea
Exposure	Full Sun
Season of Interest	Spring, Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Height	2' - 3'
Spread	3' - 4'
Water Needs	Low, Average
Maintenance	Low
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Characteristics	Attracts Butterflies
Garden Styles	Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
Planting Place	Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens