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Spiraea x bumalda
'Goldflame'
Goldflame Spiraea
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Spiraea |
| Species |
| x bumalda |
| Cultivar |
| 'Goldflame' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 20 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Low growing deciduous shrub, with colourful spring foliage and pink flowers in summer. Useful for ground cover or as a low growing informal hedge. |
| Shape |
| Low, mounded. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| The dwarf shrub comes out in the spring with showy bronzy-gold foliage turning to soft yellow-green in the summer and coppery-orange in autumn. Covered in light crimson flowers on a low mounded shape. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves in spring open in shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn and fading to pale green. |
| Flower Description |
| Clusters of crimson flowers appearing at the end of stems. |
| Colour Description |
| Foliage is bright golden changing to green, copper-orange in autumn and flowers are crimson in colour. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The Gardens of Fanshawe College (Woodland Perennial Garden), London, Ontario, Canada. |
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