Common Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius

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Office of Extension and Outreach
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Urbana, IL 61801

Hardiness Zone: 2 - 6
Mature Height: 5-10 Feet
Mature Width: 5-10 Feet
Features: Clusters of white to off-white flowers in early summer; clusters of fruit taking on a pinkish to flesh color in mid-late summer; autumn color is a poor yellow.
Culture: Full sun to partial shade; tolerates both wet and dry sites; tolerates alkaline soil.
Cultivars:

* 'Dart's Gold' - Compact (4-5 feet tall), foliage yellow changing to yellow green.
* 'Luteus' - Foliage yellow turning to yellow green.
* 'Monlo' (Diablo®)- Reddish purple foliage, fruit turn reddish but still show up well against the foliage.
* 'Nanus' - 2-6 feet tall, red fruits.
* 'Nugget' - 6 feet tall, leaves yellow in spring, lime green in summer, yellow in autumn.
* 'Seward' ('Summer Wine'â„¢)- Reddish purple foliage and a more compact plant (5 feet), pinkish white flowers.

Mature Form: Rounded with arching branches
Native To: United States (and Illinois)
Soil Conditions:
Soil condition: DryDry
Soil condition: Moist, Well-DrainedMoist, Well-Drained
Soil condition: WetWet
Tolerance:
Tolerance: Alkaline SoilAlkaline Soil
Tolerance: Dry SitesDry Sites
Salt
Tolerance: Soil CompactionSoil Compaction
Tolerance: Wet SitesWet Sites
Tolerance: WindWind
Uses:
Barrier
Use for: Border.Border
Foundation
Use for: Hedge.Hedge
Use for: Massing.Massing
Naturalizing
Screen
Use for: Specimen.Specimen
Foliage Color: Green
Purple
Yellow

Fall Foliage Color: Purple
Yellow

Contact Information

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