Japanese Spirea 'Magic Carpet' is a compact, deciduous shrub that brings months of showy pink blooms to gardens across zones 4 through 8. Growing just 2 feet tall and spreading to 3 feet wide, this dense, mounded cultivar produces tiny flowers arranged in flat-topped clusters from May through July, with sparse repeat blooms often continuing into fall. The oval, sharply-toothed foliage provides a fine-textured backdrop to the flowers, and the shrub handles clay soil, deer, and urban conditions with ease, making it remarkably low-maintenance for gardeners seeking season-long color.
Full Sun
Moderate
4-8
24in H x 36in W
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Moderate
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Tiny pink flowers in flat-topped clusters blanket this compact shrub from late spring through mid-summer, with intermittent repeat blooms extending the show. Its dense, mounded habit and modest 2-foot height make it far more manageable than standard Japanese spirea varieties, which can reach 4 to 6 feet tall. Butterflies visit the flowers throughout the growing season, while deer leave it untouched, and it thrives in clay soil and urban conditions that challenge many ornamentals.
Japanese Spirea 'Magic Carpet' serves well as a ground cover and low hedge in landscapes, its compact size and dense branching creating visual mass without overwhelming smaller garden spaces. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and suitable for cutting, adding delicate texture to fresh arrangements.
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Prune in late winter to early spring since flowers form on new wood. Remove faded flower clusters as practicable through light shearing to encourage additional bloom throughout the growing season. Monitor for aggressive self-seeding and suckering, removing unwanted shoots as they appear.
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