Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine®'

Ninebark

Tips for Homeowners:

Prune after flowering. It is helpful to remove older stems to make room for young growth, and also take out dead or damaged wood if needed. This shrub can be completely cut back to the ground for rejuvenation.

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This compact form has beautiful wine-red foliage and is stunning in contrast with other green landscape plants.

  • More compact (5-6 feet) than others
  • Wine-red to bronze-red leaves
  • Keeps compact form throughout the season

Great contrasting shrub for the shrub border, woodland garden, hedge or screen.

Height: 5-6 ft
Spread: 5-6 ft
Zone: 3-8
Color: White

Interesting Notes about Ninebark:

Just within the last 20 years what used to be a rather unexciting, tough and durable shrub, is now growing in popularity as an ornamental feature in the landscape. New cultivars have been introduced that keep the tough aspects and improve the beauty and function. The shrub has now become a 4-season plant with colorful leaves and flowers, fruit, exfoliating bark and structured form and habit.


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Fall Color
  • Mass Planting
  • Long Blooming
  • Naturalizing
  • Great Foliage
  • Border or Bed
  • Low Maintenance
  • Specimen

Foliage Color:

  • Green
  • Bronze
  • Red

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Habit:

  • Upright

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Spring

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water