Scientific Name
Physocarpus opulifolius
Common Name
Ninebark; Eastern ninebark

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; dry to wet soil
Height: 5 to 8 feet
Width: 6 to 10 feet
Texture: Medium to coarse
Form: Upright, spreading, rounded, dense
Flower/Fruit: 1 to 2" corymb of white to pinkish flowers in late spring; red seed capsules in fall
Foliage: Alternate, simple, roundish medium green leaves; 1 to 3" long; yellowish to bronze fall color
Comments: Drought tolerant; exfoliating brown bark; tough durable plant
Cultivars: Monlo = Diablo = Purple Ninebark: dark, reddish purple leaves; pinkish white, button-like flowers in mid summer; hardy; good cut flower
   


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