Spiraea japonica Golden Carpet, golden ELF, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Spiraea japonica Golden Carpet (Spiraea japonica Golden Carpet) is a dwarf shrub with a rounded crown shape only 30-40 cm high and the same diameter. The leaves are small, oval-shaped, golden-yellow, 2 cm long. Shoots are creeping, densely arranged. There are very few flowers, they are small pink flowers located in corymbose inflorescences, they appear on the bush from June to September. Flowers bloom for 3-4 days.
The neat shape and bright color of the leaves are perfect for landscaping rock gardens, small gardens and flower beds, and decorating borders. When planted in a group, it forms a "golden carpet". It is used as a ground cover plant.