Summer Wine Ninebark is a compact native deciduous shrub with a freely branching upright habit and branches that gracefully arch with age. Its 3-5 lobed wine colored foliage may green up in the summer heat before returning to wine red as the weather cools. Small white or pinkish-white flower clusters bloom in late spring into summer. Grows best with afternoon shade in the South and dry to medium well-drained acidic soil.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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East N. America; GA Native
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Height:
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5’ - 8’
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Spread:
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5’ - 8'
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Spacing:
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6’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White/Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases. Fireblight and leaf spot may occur. Prune immediately after flowering.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Native Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Boxwood, Weigela, Spirea
IMAGES: Photos by Proven Winners, Summer Wine® Ninebark, (2) Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, Summer Wine Ninebark - Flickr - treegrow, CC BY 2.0, (3) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' kz01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' kz02, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
