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Potted ornamental shrub with green leaves and red new growth in a nursery yard on gravel ground.

Close-up of a bright pink spherical flower with many tiny stamens among serrated green leaves.

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Double Play Doozie Spirea

Long Bloom Season
Compact Shrub Form
Colorful Spring Foliage

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Double Play Doozie Spirea

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Double Play Doozie Spirea

Double Play Doozie Spirea is a compact deciduous flowering shrub prized for dark red spring foliage, clean green summer leaves, and abundant reddish-pink blooms. Its tidy size, long bloom season, and colorful presence make it excellent for sunny borders, foundation beds, low hedges, containers, and mass plantings.

Why choose Double Play Doozie Spirea?

Choose Double Play Doozie Spirea for a long-lasting color display in a manageable landscape shrub. New foliage emerges dark red, matures to green, and finishes with yellow fall tones, giving the plant multi-season interest beyond its flowers. Its sterile blooms do not set seed, helping the shrub keep flowering from late spring into fall. Compact growth makes it easy to repeat along walkways, use in mixed borders, or group as a colorful low hedge.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Spiraea x Double Play Doozie® ‘NCSX2’
Common Name: Double Play Doozie Spirea
Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
Growth Habit: Compact, upright, mounding shrub

Double Play Doozie Spirea Additional Information

Double Play Doozie Spirea offers three-season ornamental value in an easy-to-place form. In spring, the new leaves emerge a rich dark red before shifting to green for summer. Clusters of reddish-pink flowers begin in late spring and continue through summer into fall, creating a bright, pollinator-friendly display for butterflies and bees. Because the flowers are sterile, the plant focuses energy on continued bloom rather than seed production.

This spirea is deciduous, dropping its leaves in winter and returning with fresh growth in spring. Its compact size, typically about 2–3 feet tall and wide, suits small-space landscapes, foundation plantings, shrub borders, patio containers, and mass plantings. Light pruning after the first flush of bloom can keep the plant neat and encourage additional flowers. A late-winter or early-spring trim may also be used to refresh shape before new growth begins.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Double Play Doozie Spirea in full sun to partial shade with well-drained average garden soil. Set the root ball level with the surrounding soil, backfill firmly, and water thoroughly after planting.

2. Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during the first growing season while roots establish. Once established, water deeply during dry periods, especially in hot weather or when grown in containers.

3. Mulching: Apply a 2–3 inch layer of mulch around the root zone to conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature, and keep the planting area tidy. Leave a small gap around the stems.

4. Pruning: Prune in late winter or early spring to shape and remove damaged stems. Light shearing or deadheading after bloom can help maintain a compact form and encourage continued flowering.

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FAQs

How big does Double Play Doozie Spirea get?
Double Play Doozie Spirea typically grows about 2–3 feet tall and wide, making it a good choice for low hedges, foundation beds, walkway edges, and containers.
When does Double Play Doozie Spirea bloom?
It begins blooming in late spring and can continue through summer into fall, producing clusters of reddish-pink flowers over a long season.
Does Double Play Doozie Spirea need full sun?
It grows in full sun to partial shade, but full sun generally supports the best flowering and strongest foliage color.

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Thrives
Full Sun
Flowering

Mature Height	Medium: Up to 4 ft
Mature Spread	0-5 ft
Growth Rate	Fast, Moderate
Botanical Name	Spirea x 'NCSX2'
Bloom Time	Early Spring, Late Summer
Deer Resistant	Usually
Family	Rosaceae
Flower Color	Blue/Purple, Red
Hardiness Zones	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Needs	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Maintenance	Low
Size	#3 Container

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Growing Zones 3-8 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -40)

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