Melinda Myers

Ninebark

Botanical Name

Physocarpus opulifolius

Min Zone

2

Max Zone

7

Height

5 to 10 feet

Width

5 to 10 feet

Flowers

May to June: white or pinkish, each flower is .25 inch clusted in 2 inch corymbs

Fall Color

Yellow, bronze, red

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Adaptable

Planting & Care

• Transplants easily
• Renewal prune
• Drought tolerant

Problems

None serious

Varieties

• Monlo - 8 to 10 feet tall and wide, reddish purple foliage, creamy white flowers, fast growth
• Summer Wine - compact, reddish purple foliage, 5 to 6 feet
• Snowfall - neat, compact, large flowers
• Dart's Gold - compact, yellow foliage