Spirea 'Goldmound' Spring, Summer & Fall
Yesterday Cameron from Defining Your Home Garden did a post about my favorite little ornamental shrub “Spirea”. Sometimes I think we are on the same wavelength because I was already planning my post about the same subject for today. 
I have three of the cultivar ‘Goldmound’ in my garden which is a hybrid of ‘Goldflame’. It is deciduous but leaves out early in the spring (which is now) and provides three seasons of interest. In the photos above you can see the way it looks from Spring through Fall. The tiny masses of bright pink blossoms it sports in early summer look pretty striking against the lime green foliage. If you deadhead the spent blooms it will continue to put out random blooms throughout the summer and early fall. I love this plant so much I would love to add some of the other cultivars to my garden such as ’Magic Carpet’ which is shown on Cameron’s blog and ’Little Princess’. For small spaces this is a great option for structure and color 8- 9 months out of the year. Here is some additional information about this wonderful ornamental shrub for the garden:
- Hardy in Zone: 3-8
- Deciduous
- Height: 3′ (more like 2′ in my garden)
- Spread: 2-4′ (more like 18-24″ in my garden)
- Grows very fast
- Tolerant of most soil types
- Blooms in Early Summer
- Bright pink blooms
- Average moisture
- Part -Full Sun conditions
- Foliage goes from yellow to lime green to orange & red in the fall.
