Plant profile
Walberton's® Magic Carpet is the most popular coloured leaf Spiraea in the world and also the best. Brightly coloured foliage, excellent habit and outstanding production qualities.
Origin: Bred in the UK
Protection Status: EU PVR granted EU1537
Variety Name: Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet
Benefits of using this variety
- Excellent brightly coloured foliage.
- Young growth is red.
- Heads of pink flowers.
- Outstanding disease resistance.
- Compact, bushy habit.
- Extremely cold hardy.
- Winner of the Royal Horticultural Society AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT.
Characteristics
- Height: 50cm when mature.
- Width: 50cm
- Flowering time: May and June.
- Foliage: red young growth matures to golden yellow. Smaller leaves than other varieties.
- Habit: dense, compact and bushy.
Wholesale Suppliers
- Biotope45
- L and K Dunne Nurseries
- W. Eberts OHG Yungpflanzen – Baumschule
- HECO Stekcultures bv
- Irish Garden Plants
- SZKÓŁKI KUROWSCY
- Jens Meyer Jungpflanzen
- WILLY DE NOLF bvba
- Schurig Jungpflanzen
- Seiont Nurseries Limited
- Van Son & Koot BV
- Rainer Sparke Baumschul-Jungpflanzen
- Szkółka Szmit
- Bert Verhoef
- Vivai Nord, snc di A.G. Sartori e C.
- Farplants Sales Ltd
- Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie Wróblewscy
- zu Jeddeloh Pflanzenhandels GmbH
- Boomkwekerij Coonen
- Rötjes Young Plants bv
- Champion Plants
Suggested Varieties
You may find these plants useful for similar applications, or as great planting partners alongside the Magic Carpet.
Spiraea Walberton’s® Plum Carpet
Spiraea Walberton’s® Plumtastic
