Cornus kousa ~ Kousa Dogwood shade-garden Magic Carpet Spirea is a

Magic Carpet Spirea is a compact spreading deciduous shrub with oval sharp-toothed foliage that emerges red and matures to various shades of gold depending on the amount of sun before turning russet in fall

Crepe Myrtle

and mealybugs

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The small fragrant bicolor funnel-shaped flowers are white with broad violet purple stripes and bloom from spring until frost

Cornus kousa ~ Kousa Dogwood shade-garden Magic Carpet Spirea is aKousa Dogwood is an attractive flowering deciduous tree that blooms in late spring to early summer, after most other dogwood species have finished flowering. Its flowers are small and star shaped, typically creamy white or light yellow in color. These flowers are surrounded by four large, showy bracts that can be white, pink, or even red, depending on the cultivar. It has a vase shaped growth habit and attractive green leaves that turn reddish purple