Double Play Doozie Spirea (Spiraea x 'NCSX2' DOUBLE PLAY DOOZIE)
spy-REE-ah ex 'NCSX2' DOUBLE PLAY DOOZIE

Deciduous Perennial Shrub in the Rosaceae Family
 
 
Available May 7
Size Notes Price Availability
#1 gallon Greenhouse $23.66
Available May 14
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#1 gallon Greenhouse $23.66
Available May 21
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#1 gallon Greenhouse $23.66
Available June 4
Size Notes Price Availability
#1 gallon Greenhouse $23.66
 

This spirea is better than great - it's a doozie!

Spirea is an old landscape staple, so what could one do that could possible earn it superlatives? Well, seedless and non-invasive would be a start; non-stop blooming would be even better. And these are exactly what makes Double Play Doozie spirea the most beautiful, innovative, ground-breaking spirea to ever grace a landscape. Like all of the Double Play® spirea series, the show begins in early spring, when the foliage emerges in blazing brilliant color - in this case, deep red. By late spring, the flowers begin to emerge, a bright, glowing purple-red that truly sings in the landscape. And as summer comes on, the show doesn't stop: it just keeps flowering, and flowering, and flowering. Because it produces no seeds, it puts all of its energy into flowering! It does it all with the same good looks, drought tolerance, and deer resistance that you expect from spirea, too. 

Top reasons to grow Double Play Doozie® spirea:

- Non-invasive! Sets no seed so won't spread into the wild.

- Blooms non-stop - all the energy it would spend developing seed goes into blooming instead.

- Deer resistant and very hardy.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 24 - 36 inches tall. 24 - 36 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Partial Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium - Wet
Zones 3a - 8b (Usually hardy to -40° F)
Tags Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Erosion Control, Extended Bloom Time, Fall Color, Formal Garden, Foundation, Full Sun, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Hedges, Good for Rock Garden, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Low Maintenance, Medium, Normal Soil, Partial Sun, Perennial, Rabbit Resistant, Reblooms, Showy Flowers, Shrub, Tolerant of Clay Soil, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Well-Drained Soil, Wet, Wet Site Tolerant
Flower Color Red-Purple
Foliage Color
 

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Pricing and Availability History

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Past Availability
2025 : 06/08 - 10/04
2024 : 02/08 - 08/24
2023 : 04/13 - 09/30

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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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