Magic Carpet Japanese spirea maintains a more compact habit than many other selections, and the golden-colored foliage is not prone to reverting to the typical green form.

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Adventurous spirits and gardeners looking for even more seasonal color might risk substituting Magic Carpet Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Walbuma’) for ‘Kaleidoscope’ abelia.

MAGIC CARPET Sea Trials Completed An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of the at-sea testing of MAGIC CARPET last month.

The U.S. Navy’s Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 tested for the first time on an aircraft carrier the “Magic Carpet” carrier landing aid system while underway onboard CVN 77 USS George H ...