Double Play Doozie^® Spirea Spiraea x

Double Play Doozie is performing marvelously in my yard. We've had drought and an extended heat dome over the eastern U.S., and this spirea looks great. Because this is the first summer I've had spirea and because of the heat dome, I'm watering them more than I normally would. They haven't wilted or turned brown like some of my other plants have that have received the same amount of watering. The flowers are lovely, and I really appreciate their reblooming feature. I have heavy deer traffic in my front yard, and the deer haven't touched the spirea. I definitely recommend Double Play Doozie spirea!

I love this shrub and planted 14 last year - by entry of driveway and in a bed in front of house. Bought two this year for back of house. The foliage color is wine in the Spring, flowers plentiful and it blooms all summer. It’s also a “win win” for me because it is very low maintenance. I am a senior and while reworking the beds that came with the house we recently purchased, the number one thing on my list when deciding what plant to get is its maintenance requirements. This shrub is easy. Another Proven Winner shrub that I used in our foundation garden along the side of our house is Stonehenge Dark Druid yew. I love yews but they can grow huge. This variety grows 3-4’ tall and 3’ wide and in full sun to full shade. Little to no pruning. The plant sounds like another “win win” for me. I only put them in this April. The plants were small from the site I bought them from (I couldn’t get them locally) but they are fast growing according to their specs. Mine are doing really well and are covered in new growth. They might take a couple of growing seasons before they are fuller which is fine by me because I like watching things grow. They replaced oversized hydrangeas that were very high maintenance in comparison.

I bought this plant from a clearance aisle at my local home supply store. On the aisle it looked like it only needed some extra water and TLC, and knowing it was a PW and a perennial in our area, I took a chance and brought it home! I bought the plant in late spring and during the first year it immediately popped right back to life and showed gorgeous foliage and a few but beautiful blooms! By the second year, this plant doubled in size and had an abundance of blooms all year long! The texture of these blooms are unlike anything else in our garden and they bring me so much joy. The color of the blooms start as a lighter pink that fades into a dark raspberry. Each bloom lasts for weeks and they continuously re-bloom from late spring to late fall in our zone. The plant always has breathtaking foliage! The plant’s overall foliage color is a true plant green but the new growth is a dark red like you see in new growth on rose bushes, making the plant even more interesting to look at. This is our third year with this plant and it has tripled, if not quadrupled, in size! The plant already has bunches of buds and the foliage is just gorgeous! It is truly a top performer, and is complemented by almost all who come into our yard. I highly recommend this plant and I am buying another one this season, along with a candy corn spirea! I do not know if the slow amount of blooms the first season was due to the condition that I bought it in, or if the plant was just not truly mature at its 2.5l size, but the second and third years have made the first slow season worth every second! Thank you PW for making outstanding plants!

I purchased 3 of the Candy Corn Double Play Doozie Spirea and I can't brag enough about them. I planted them in front of a porch and they took off growing right away and were stunning with the red tips. Now it is early June and they are blooming the very first year. I love them and would highly recommend to anyone who wants a beautiful easy maintenance shrub. Thank you Proven Winners.

I love this shrub! First of all, it is as described with bright red new growth (not just in Spring but as it has continued to grow) as well as showy, dark purple/red buds that burst into a brilliant, almost-red blossom that slowly fades through various stages of pink that take a long time to turn brown. I have 3 that arrived last Oct as teeny-tiny shrubs in quart pots. They leafed out in March, started blooming in early May (zone 8b) and continued non-stop with many new buds continuing to develop and have quadrupled in size. We have had unusual weather each season from the time they were planted which unexpectedly brought on powdery mildew. One was affected quite severely very quickly but responded very well to just 3 treatment applications and bounced back beautifully! Very tough plants, with lots of curb appeal and live up to the name 'Doozie'!