Physocarpus opulifolius
ninebark
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
to 6 ft tall by to 4 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in early spring.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage, Interesting Bark
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant. It can be pruned into a hedge.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Mining bees are known to be frequent pollinators of ninebark flowers. Both short and long-tongued bees can access the nectar.
Native Habitats:
Seep stream (banks). Further north, it also occurs along lake edges.
