A young bright red foliage, golden-yellow in summer, with an intense growth of dark pink flowers
In spring, the foliage of Merlo® Gold has a remarkable intensity, mixing young firey-red shoots and small lemon-yellow leaves. In summer the foliage remains yellow. It has a naturally round and regular habit. In June Merlo® Gold is covered with a multitude of small dark red flowers. Removing the first faded corymbs will encourage a second flowering. Resistant to powdery mildew, this new spirea will mix wonderfully in beds with other shrubs or colourfully-leaved perennials.
Spiraea japonica MERLO® Gold 'DAVCOP04'
A young bright red foliage, golden-yellow in summer, with an intense growth of dark pink flowers
In spring, the foliage of Merlo® Gold has a remarkable intensity, mixing young firey-red shoots and small lemon-yellow leaves. In summer the foliage remains yellow. It has a naturally round and regular habit. In June Merlo® Gold is covered with a multitude of small dark red flowers. Removing the first faded corymbs will encourage a second flowering. Resistant to powdery mildew, this new spirea will mix wonderfully in beds with other shrubs or colourfully-leaved perennials.
Plant details
- Position
- Sunny, partial-shade
- Habit
- regular
- Hardiness
- hardy (-25°C)
- Resistance
- plus résistante à l'oidium que les sélections actuelles
- Foliage
- deciduous
- Flowering period
- 06 - 09
- Flowering colour
- red
- Flower size
- 4 - 5 cm
Selected by :
Jean-Paul Davasse
PBR / European PBR :
EU 59120
Protection :
European P.B.R - Protected variety, propagation without license is strictly forbidden
The Spirea MERLO® range
The MERLO® spirea range is characterized by the intense red of its young foliage in spring. They have a compact habit and bright or darker foliage, depending on the variety.
They are highly resistant to powdery mildew and cold (-25°C).
Licensed propagators
(wholesale)
(wholesale)
Garden Tips
Use :
pot,balcony, terrace, low hedge
Type of soil :
All soils except too chalky ones
Care :
Prune at the end of winter to encourage the growth of young colourful shoots. The elimination of faded flowers after the first flowering will encourage the growth of new flowers and leaves.
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