Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Fall Color and bullfinches

and bullfinches

When the garden is at its bleakest and most gardeners have retreated indoors with their seed catalogs

while the upright stems don’t collapse

We know what you are thinking

even though they are not native to North America

Double Play Candy Corn Spirea Fall Color and bullfinchesDouble Play Candy Corn Spirea (Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1', USPP 28,313) provides continuous foliage color from spring through fall in a compact package. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney at North Carolina State University, this deciduous shrub emerges in spring with candy apple red new growth that matures to bright chartreuse yellow. Throughout the growing season, new shoots continue emerging in orange tones, creating a shifting palette of red, orange, and