Double Play Red Spirea 1 Live Plant – Spiraea japonica Double Play® Red – 3 Gallon Pot

Double Play® Red Spirea (Spiraea japonica, Double Play® Red) is a deciduous ornamental shrub recognized for its vivid red flower clusters and colorful spring foliage. New leaves emerge in burgundy-red tones before maturing to green, providing seasonal contrast that complements the plant's rich flower color.

This Proven Winners® selection produces clusters of red to reddish-pink flowers from late spring into summer. Its naturally compact, rounded, mounding growth habit makes it suitable for foundation plantings, mixed shrub borders, mass plantings, and ornamental containers. The flowers also provide seasonal interest for visiting pollinators.

This listing includes one live Double Play® Red Spirea in a 3 gallon nursery pot. The plant is approximately 15 inches tall at shipping. It performs best in full sun and prefers well-drained soil with moderate moisture. As a deciduous shrub, it may arrive dormant, leafless, or recently pruned depending on the season.

Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Common Name: Double Play Red Spirea

Scientific Name: Spiraea japonica (Double Play® Red)

Trade Name: Double Play® Red

Brand: Proven Winners®

Plant Form: Live Potted Flowering Shrub

Plant Type: Deciduous Ornamental Shrub

Flower Color: Red to reddish pink

Bloom Season: Late spring through summer

Foliage Color: Burgundy-red new growth maturing to green

Growth Habit: Compact, rounded, mounding

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Double Play Red Spirea

• Trade Name: Double Play® Red

• Scientific Name: Spiraea japonica (Double Play® Red)

• Brand: Proven Winners®

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Form: Live potted flowering shrub

• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental shrub

• Plant Family: Rosaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Red to reddish pink

• Flower Form: Rounded clusters of small flowers

• Bloom Season: Late spring through summer

• Spring Foliage: Burgundy-red emerging growth

• Summer Foliage: Green

• Growth Habit: Compact, rounded, mounding

• Sunlight: Full sun

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 3–8

• Soil Preference: Well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate

• Pollinator Interest: Flowers attract bees and butterflies

• Landscape Uses: Foundation plantings, shrub borders, mass plantings, ornamental beds

• Container Suitable: Yes, with adequate drainage and root space

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; leafless during winter dormancy

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Red flowers and burgundy spring foliage

One live Double Play® Red Spirea (Spiraea japonica, Double Play® Red), natural woody stems, seasonal foliage, root system, growing medium, and 3 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Plant Form: Live Potted Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Plant Condition: Live shrub; seasonal dormancy, pruning, leaf loss, and natural variation in foliage coloration, branching, and appearance may occur.