Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' | |
Little Princess Spirea | |
Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Conthery', also known as Cleyera Bronze Beauty™, this shrub makes a great privacy hedge or screen. Very attractive foliage that emerges deep bronze and turns green at maturity. An improved variety of Cleyera that has a uniform growth habit. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Conthery' Common Name: Cleyera Bronze Beauty™ Features: Compact, Heat Tolerant, Evergreen Bloom Time: Grown for Foliage Light Requirements: Full Sun -Partial Sun Resists Disease Mature Plant Size: 6 - 8 feet Zone 7 - 10 Southern Living® Plant Collection | |
Cut entire plant back to 2' every March and feed with Flowertone. Dead-head remove spent blossoms every 2 weeks during summer. Deep soak with Miracle-gro every 2 weeks of summer. Re-mulch in June and January. Spray with Dormant Oil in March for insect control. | |
Attractive accent, foundation, or border plant | |
Full sun, well drained soil | |
Blooms all summer. Evergreen | |
Prune late winter or early spring; spring flowering shrubs after bloom | |
Mid summer to fall. Grown for Foliage | |
Flat clusters rose-crimson flowers | |
2.5' x 3' | |
2.5' | |
Compact, low growing deciduous shrub | |
Medium | |
Full Sun-Partial Sun | |
-30 to -20 deg. F | |
Keep moist | |
Mint green foliage | |
Red fall foliage |