The Double Play® Red Spirea, otherwise known as the Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For is a pretty well known shrub plant by gardening enthusiasts around the world.
Best known for its low maintenance and moderate growth, this shrub will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
This is why all the topics you need to know in order to achieve this will be covered in this Double Play® Red Spirea Care Guide. Ready? Let’s go!
The fundamental caring guidelines for every Double Play® Red Spirea can be summed up into the following:
- Water: The Double Play® Red Spirea prefers constant watering each week and more during the hot season.
- Light: Keep your Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For in an environment where it can receive partial to full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Double Play® Red Spirea in soil with moist but well-draining to well draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of sand, loam, and clay.
And as with many other plants, these are the only three care factors you need to remember to make sure your Double Play® Red Spirea is, for the most part, healthy and well to survive.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Double Play® Red Spirea belongs to the Stachyuraceae family, the genus Stachyurus and the species Praecox, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For (spy-REE-a juh-PON-ih-kuh).
As with other Stachyurus’s, the Double Play® Red Spirea is a deciduous plant, which means it will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
Growing Region
The Double Play® Red Spirea is a plant native to the Japan.
As a rule of thumb, we recommend to always keep in mind your plants’ native region and environment, since these are the conditions that your Double Play® Red Spirea is most accustomed to, thus where it can most favorably.
With this in mind, the Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For will be most used to the heat zones in the 7 – 9 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b and the ideal climate zone is between 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Double Play® Red Spirea is a relatively moderate grower, which makes things somewhat easy for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But, what size of Double Play® Red Spirea are we talking about? What can you expect in terms of height, spread and spacing? Let’s dig in…
The Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For can grow up to 4′ – 10′ (120cm – 3m) in 4′ – 10′ (120cm – 3m) and 3′ – 8′ (90cm – 240cm) in 3′ – 8′ (90cm – 240cm).
Also, expect it to grow in a wonderful mounding, and rounded shape, which is something worthwhile to remember when making your garden landscape plans.
Water
In terms of watering, the Double Play® Red Spirea is a fairly simple plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a straightforward watering schedule and somewhat regular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For prefers constant watering each week and more during the hot season.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively average needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Double Play® Red Spirea in soil with moist but well-draining to well draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage, and moist properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
However, in our experience, the best solution to knowing the right amount of water for your Double Play® Red Spirea is with the ‘thumb’ technique. Basically, you insert your finger into the soil, and based if you feel the soil moist or dry, you determine if it needs any water, which is the most appropriate way to go about watering your leafy friend.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Double Play® Red Spirea prefers to have soil with good drainage, and moist properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of sand, loam, and clay.
This is why most experts agree that the Double Play® Red Spirea requires soil with high organic matter, and loam (silt), which will give you the right conditions it needs.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably neutral to acid soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Double Play® Red Spirea requires partial to full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this shrub will do well as long as you keep it in partial to full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For in little to partial shade (only 2-6 hours of direct sunlight a day), to full and direct sun (more 6 hours of direct sunlight per day).
Season
Being a deciduous plant, the Double Play® Red Spirea will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the spring (early), and during the winter.
Flowers
You can expect your Double Play® Red Spirea to flower around the spring months from April to June (spring).
In particular, this shrub is well known for its flowers for cutting and showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Double Play® Red Spirea produces some beautiful red, or gold/yellow, brown/copper and purple/lavender flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Double Play® Red Spirea have a beautiful green color during most of the year.
In particular, they have a simple arrangement with a alternate organization in its leaves.
You can expect the leaves from your Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For to be around (> 6 inches) in size.
Garden
Now, let’s talk garden and how your Double Play® Red Spirea will look best in it.
Most Spiraea Japonica ‘Smnsjmfr’ Plant Patent #26,993; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For owners agree that this shrub will look great in most cottage gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of prairie and meadow, informal and cottage, and in traditional garden styles.
In particular, the Double Play® Red Spirea’s best location within your garden is in beds and borders, and in wall-side borders, others use it for landscaping in a urban garden, mass planting, hedge, firescaping/fire wise, cutting garden, container, border, or a wildlife garden.
Companion Plants
Double Play® Red Spirea’s do well with some other plants beside it. One good companion plant is the Picea, which will pair up nicely with your leafy friend.
Others consider that a nice Potentilla will work well too, so choose whichever you find works best for you!
Conclusion
So that’s it! These are the main plant care requirements that you need to keep in mind in order to have a healthy Double Play® Red Spirea in your garden or home.
