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Ginger Wine® Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
6' 6' 1.8m 1.8m
Height: 5' - 6'
Spread: 5' - 6'
Height: 1.5m - 1.8m
Spread: 1.5m - 1.8m
Top Seller
  • 60 - 72 Inches
    60 - 72 Inches
    60 - 72 Inches
    1.5m - 1.8m
    1.5m - 1.8m
    1.5m - 1.8m

    Features

    Spring to autumn color, without lifting a finger!

    Ginger Wine® ninebark expands the color palette for these easy care, native flowering shrubs. Spring foliage emerges a sunny orange color and matures to sparkling burgundy. Clusters of white flowers cover the plant in late spring, and these age to attractive red seed heads. This disease-resistant shrub does best in full sun locations and cooler climates.

    Top reasons to grow Ginger Wine® ninebark:

    • Colorful from spring through fall
    • Native to North America
    • Very low maintenance: no pruning or deadheading required
    Best Seller
    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Drought Tolerant
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    60 - 72 Inches 1.5m - 1.8m
    Spacing: 
    60 - 72 Inches 1.5m - 1.8m
    Spread: 
    60 - 72 Inches 1.5m - 1.8m
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Orange
    Foliage Colors: 
    Purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Red
    Foliage Shade: 
    Purple-red
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
    Water Category: 
    Low
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Good for Screening
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Maintenance Notes: 

    With its naturally graceful, arching habit, ninebarks are best left unpruned. Take its relatively large size into account when siting this plant. It makes an especially nice backdrop for other plantings. Plant in full sun for the best looks and performance.

    Fun Facts: 

    The name "ninebark" derives from the peeling mature bark, which makes it look like there are multiple layers of bark on the plant.

    Ginger Wine® Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOBLR' USPP 28,695, Can 5,939
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