Plant Database
Anthony Waterer Japanese Spirea
Spiraea japonica ‘Anthony Waterer’
Anthony Waterer Japanese Spirea is a classic, hardy deciduous shrub valued for its long season of colorful foliage and flat clusters of vibrant pink flowers. Its leaves emerge with a creamy yellow and pink variegation, maturing to a blue-green with irregular cream edges. From early to midsummer, it produces flattened clusters of deep carmine-pink flowers that attract butterflies. This reliable, low-maintenance shrub adds texture and color to borders, foundations, or mass plantings.
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Long Blooming Summer Flowers: Produces showy, flat-topped clusters of deep pink flowers from early to midsummer, often with a lighter rebloom.
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Colorful Variegated Foliage: New leaves are tinged with cream and pink, maturing to blue-green edged in creamy white, providing multi-season interest.
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Compact, Mounded Habit: Forms a dense, rounded shrub, typically reaching 3-5 feet tall and wide.
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Tough & Low Maintenance: Extremely adaptable to a wide range of soils, drought-tolerant once established, and requires minimal pruning. Deer resistant.
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Attracts Pollinators: The nectar-rich flowers are attractive to butterflies and other beneficial insects.