A Bloomin' Easy® variety, Sorbaria Cherry On Top™ is an attractive deciduous shrub offering 3 seasons of interest. It is grown for its dramatic muliticoloured, fern-like foliage, beautiful summer blooms, and colourful fall fruits. In spring, the dense leaves emerge vivid pink to red and then turn chartreuse with bronze tips before maturing light green for summer. A heavy bloomer, the plant sets masses of showy pyramidal white flower plumes followed in fall by bright red seed pods. The seeds persist throughout winter, extending the season of interest, and providing hungry birds with an excellent food source. Both flowers and foliage are popular additions to floral arrangements, fresh and dried.
- Height: 120-150 cm (4-5 ft)
- Spread: 120-150 cm (4-5 ft)
- Hardiness: Zone 2-10
- Sun or Shade: sun to part shade
- Bloom Time: early to late summer
- Leaf Colour: chartreuse
- Bloom Colour: red
- Critter Resistance: deer
- Nature Attraction: butterflies and birds
Growing and Maintenance Tips
False Spirea is a cold hardy and easy to grow, shrub that prefers a sunny to partly sunny location with average, organically rich, medium moist, well-draining soil. It is drought and heat tolerant, deer resistant, and pet friendly. Prune close to the ground in late winter to early spring to rejuvenate the plant. It spreads by underground runners but this selection is a moderate grower compared to tge species. It will spread as a groundcover over time making it excellent for slopes and areas where you want an attractive low maintenance plant.
Bloomfest Garden Art Show
Mark your calendar for July 20-28. We will be open every day during that time. Our Bloomfest Garden Show is happening and our daylily field will be in full bloom. This year we will be displaying the work of 23 artists throughout the gardens and daylily field. It is easy to visualize how a piece of art might look in your own garden when you see it in displayed in a garden here.
Suzanne and Bruce and the Whitehouse Team
July Art Show
Coming Soon Details on our exciting Garden Art Show
The purpose of our Garden Art Show is to merge the beauty of art with the tranquility and aesthetics of a garden, creating a unique and immersive experience for visitors.
You don't want to miss these pieces that harmonize with the surroundings and evoke a sense of connection to nature.
Check Back in May for dates and times.
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