![]() These shrubs need little winter care but, should be occasionally checked for rabbit or other damage. If rabbit damage is found you can protect the plant with a fence formed with hardware cloth (looks like chicken wire but, with small square holes). The branches of the plant should be tied in towards the center, then a circle of hardware cloth can be placed around the outside. The base of the hardware cloth should be buried in the soil or mulch. This protection should be installed in late November and removed in mid April. It should be in full sun to partial shade and have well-drained soil. Remove a ring of mature canes from around the outer edge of the base, cutting at soil level. For magic carpet spirea, first step is to find a planting site. Remove all dead, broken, or straggly branches, cutting cleanly at the stems’ base. With any of the above techniques a balanced mix should be used, 20-20-20 or 20-30-20 or 18-24-16. Organic fertilizers, like manure, can also be used with good results. The material should be worked into open soil at a rate of one bushel per one 6′ shrub or 100 sq. Use clean, sharp garden shears or hand pruners to cut away and remove any remaining flowerheads from the previous season. ![]() It can be an aggressive self-seeder and spread in the garden by suckering. Spiraea japonica species is native to Japan. Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer or by division in autumn or spring. If overgrown, can be renovated by cutting back hard immediately after flowering. Liquid fertilizers (such as Miracle Gro) are mixed with water and applied the same as you would water the plant (see product for specific details). This should be done three or four times per year starting in late April and ending in mid July. Stake type fertilizers can be used following the directions on the package. Flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter to early spring if needed. Prune these shrubs in early spring before they leaf out. Remove 50% to 75% of the top of the shrub maintaining a mounded form. Remove the heaviest canes all the way to the ground. Some summer touch up (after the shrub blooms), to reshape and remove spent flowers, will improve the look of the plant while stimulating additional flower growth.īy fertilizing young shrubs you can increase both the size and the amount of flowers on the plant. Granular, liquid or stake type fertilizers can be used. Granular types should be worked into the soil around the plant at a rate of 2 pounds or 2 pints per 100 square feet of planting bed. This method of fertilization should only be done once a year, and is best done in late fall after leaf drop, or in early spring before bud break. ![]() W., Daphne, Dolchica, Goldflame, Goldmound, Limemoumd, Little Princess, Magic Carpet, Neon Flash, Norman, Shirobana and Japanese White. Spirea Pink (summer blooming), includes A. Spirea Pink – Pruning, Winter Care and Fertilizing ![]()
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