When the red summer spar 'Anthony Waterer' starts to bloom, it immediately enchants everyone who sees it. The great thing is that anyone can get them in the garden because they are very easy to care for.
The red summer spar 'Anthony Waterer' is a wide-growing, lush small shrub whose leaves are whitish to green when they shoot. They later turn a strong green. The leaf shape of the three to four centimeter long leaves is lanceolate and tapering.
The red summer spies will start blooming in June. The flowers are then ruby red and form umbrella panicles with a width of up to 15 centimeters. The flowering period then lasts up to four months. During this phase, the shrub continuously develops new inflorescences. In autumn the foliage turns reddish brown. The great thing: the filigree twigs are an attractive eye-catcher in the wintry garden, especially when they are covered with hoarfrost.
- Family: Rosaceae
- Subfamily: Spiraeoideae
- Genus: Spiraeus
- Species: Red summer spar 'Anthony Waterer'
- Botanical name: Spiraea bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Growth and growth behavior of the red summer spar 'Anthony Waterer'
The red summer spar 'Anthony Waterer' reaches a total height of 60 to 100 centimeters and a width of about 30 to 60 centimeters. The shrub grows 5 to 15 centimeters in a year.
The Spiraea can stand alone, but is also suitable for low hedge planting, as ground cover or for planting on slopes. The robust plant therefore fits both in the home garden and in the cottage garden. The red summer spiers also unfold their blooms in public areas.
Location and soil conditions
A sunny or semi-shady location is ideal for the Red Summer Spira. Here the undemanding plant grows well on a normal garden soil. However, a moderately nutrient-rich and well-drained substrate is ideal.
Maintenance measures & prevention against pests and diseases
Water & fertilize:
The robust and easy-care plant hardly needs care. Onlyin long, dry summers it is advisable to occasionally water the red thrush 'Anthony Waterer'. The frugal plant, on the other hand, does not need fertilizer. The hardy plant does not need frost protection either.
cut:
cut yes or no? This is mainly due to the location. The summer spar grows luxuriantly even without pruning and flowers well, so it can be left unpruned in hard-to-reach locations. Hedges or solitary shrubs, on the other hand, tolerate pruning well. They even encourage flowering. In spring, it is advisable to cut back by about a third to achieve a particularly full bloom.
Summer spars that get too high should be trimmed in the fall. The plants then sprout vigorously again in the following spring. With older plants you only have to cut out woody branches. The red summer spar also tolerates a radical pruning up to a few centimeters above the ground, but then it will take some time before the next bloom.
Diseases and pests:
The 'Anthony Waterer' red dandelion is not only very easy to care for, it is also resistant to diseases and pests. So you don't have to worry at all that the plant will be infested.