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Physocarpus opulifolius
Common Ninebark
Origin: North America.
Mike's
Opinion
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A stunning shrub, engulfed in snowy white puffed flowers in the spring, colourful leaves and during the winter, its colourful, exfoliating stripped bark is revealed. An excellent ornamental shrub for all seasons and so easily maintained.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Physocarpus |
| Species |
| opulifolius |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-37) - (-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-35) - 10 |
| Height |
| 1.5-3 m |
| Spread |
| 2-3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, arched branches with an upright spreading habit of growth. |
| Landscape |
| Borders, ornamental. |
| Cultivation |
| Tolerates most soil conditions with full sun to partial shade, cannot grow in full shade. |
| Shape |
| Large, upright and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Stream banks, bluffs, hillsides, woodlands and thickets. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Beautiful peeling park, yellow-brown, orange-brown or reddish-brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate to ovoid with 3-5 lobes, green, yellow and purple in colour. |
| Flower Description |
| White flowers that grow in clusters creating a white puffy-ball appearance. |
| Fruit Description |
| Reddish fruit which shows well against the foliage. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Skunks Misery, Middlesex County Forests, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. |
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