Little Spark Spirea 1 Live Flowering Shrub, 3 Gallon Pot, 15 Inches – Spiraea japonica ‘Little Spark’

Little Spark® Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Little Spark’) is a compact deciduous ornamental shrub admired for its colorful foliage and clusters of pink summer flowers. Its new leaves emerge in warm reddish-orange tones before developing into bright golden-yellow foliage, creating an attractive contrast throughout the growing season. During summer, clusters of small pink flowers appear above the leaves, adding another layer of seasonal color.

This Japanese spirea cultivar develops a naturally compact, dense, rounded, mounding growth habit. Little Spark Spirea is well suited for foundation plantings, mixed shrub borders, garden edging, mass plantings, and decorative outdoor containers. Its bright foliage provides ornamental interest even when the plant is not flowering, while the summer blooms attract bees, butterflies, and other visiting pollinators.

Little Spark Spirea performs best in full sun, where its foliage generally develops its strongest golden coloration, although it can tolerate partial shade. It prefers fertile, well-drained soil with moderate moisture and can tolerate occasional dry conditions once established. As a deciduous shrub, it naturally loses its leaves during fall and enters winter dormancy.

Each order includes 1 live Little Spark Spirea supplied in a 3-gallon nursery container (G3).

Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Shipping Size

• Quantity: 1 Live Little Spark Spirea

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

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

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Flowering Shrub

• Flower Color: Pink

• Flower Form: Clusters of Small Flowers

• Foliage Color: Golden Yellow With Reddish-Orange New Growth

• Growth Habit: Compact, Dense, Rounded, Mounding

• Bloom Season: Summer

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; May Be Dormant, Leafless, or Recently Pruned During Cooler Seasons

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.

• Quantity: 1 Live Little Spark Spirea

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

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

• Common Name: Little Spark Spirea

• Alternative Common Name: Little Spark Japanese Spirea

• Scientific Name: Spiraea japonica ‘Little Spark’

• Cultivar: Little Spark

• Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Growth Habit: Compact, Dense, Rounded, Mounding

• Flower Color: Pink

• Flower Form: Clusters of Small Flowers

• Bloom Season: Summer

• Foliage Color: Golden Yellow With Reddish-Orange New Growth

• Foliage Characteristics: Small, Colorful, Deciduous Leaves

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–8

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Fertile, Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Some Drought Tolerance Once Established

• Pollinator Interest: Attracts Bees, Butterflies, and Other Pollinators

• Landscape Uses: Foundation Plantings, Mixed Shrub Borders, Garden Edging, Mass Plantings, and Outdoor Containers

• Ornamental Interest: Golden Foliage, Reddish-Orange New Growth, and Pink Summer Flowers

• Seasonal Habit: Deciduous

• Winter Appearance: Dormant and Leafless

Live Little Spark Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Little Spark’) deciduous flowering shrub, natural root system, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery container.