Physocarpus opulifolius
(ninebark)
(ninebark)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Sally and Andy Wasowski, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 4 – 6 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Fruit: reddish seed capsule clusters late summer into fall
Comments & Cautions:
very hardy and deep-rooted; can be rejuvenated by cutting to ground
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
rounded to vase-shaped, and broadly spreading with exfoliating bark; species has rather coarse appearance
Foliage
dull green leaves with large marginal teeth; medium texture
Flowers
small white to pink flowers in flat clusters; May-June