Good heat tolerance. · gold mound spirea , similar in growth habit to goldflame spirea , is a compact, deciduous shrub reaching heights of 2 to 3 feet and widths of 3 to 4 feet. Panicles of rosy red flowers rise above the foliage in summer, creating a dynamic contrast. It is a hybrid cross between s. To give you a hint, these are both spirea plants, just slightly different varieties. X bumalda ‘goldflame’). It is cross between s. · are you ready to discover the key differences and similarities between goldmound spirea vs. Japonica ‘ goldflame ’. · note that this spirea cultivar is too wide for container growing, for a potted plant, choose gold mound spirea , which offers similarly attractive foliage but has a more compact growth habit. Japonica ‘alpina’ and s. Japonica ‘goldflame’ (parents originally described as s. It prefers full sun to partial shade and can grow in temperatures between 40 to 95 degrees. It features bright golden-yellow leaves that turn greenish-yellow in summer and produces small, pale pink flowers in flat sprays during the summer. · the gold mound spirea is a low-maintenance, deer-resistant shrub that grows best in acidic to neutral, well-drained, moist soil. Excellent for brightening shrub borders. A dense, upright mounded shrub with attractive bronze-tinged new growth in spring, that matures to a soft yellow-green and develops into a brilliant coppery orange in the fall. ‘ gold mound ’ is, as the cultivar name suggests, noted for its attractive golden foliage. Compact in habit, this shrub boasts showy small pink flowers that appear in late spring and attract butterflies.
