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  • SPIRAEA japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
    SPIRAEA japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
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    SPIRAEA japonica 'Anthony Waterer'

    Commonly known as Japanese spiraea

    New growth tinged purple. Leaves occasionally margined with cream and pink. Pink flowers.
     
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    • Good to know
      Attractive to insects.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      sharply-toothed leaves to 12cm (5in) long, bronze-red when young.
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
    • Bowl-shaped
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Incised
    • Lanceolate
    • Ovate
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Clump-forming with erect shoots. Produces flowers in corymbs to 20cm (8in) across.
    • Pruning group 4
      Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
      Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
      When: Annually in early Spring.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
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