national PLANT NETWORK's grower approved selections take the guesswork out of gardening, goldmound spirea is a low maintenance shrub that forms a compact mounded shape, growing about 1.5 ft. To 2 ft. tall and 2 ft. To 3 ft. wide, making it perfect for borders, mass plantings, low hedges, and foundation plantings, in late spring and early summer it produces soft pink flower clusters that attract butterflies and other pollinators, its bright golden yellow foliage holds color through the summer and may take on bronze tones in fall, providing long lasting seasonal interest, this shrub thrives in full sun, adapts well to a variety of soil types as long as drainage is good, and requires only moderate watering, especially during establishment, light pruning after flowering helps maintain its neat shape and encourages fresh growth.