A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Native flowers attract bees, and the shrub provides habitat for birds.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
An adaptable deciduous shrub; prune just after flowering because the next display grows on old wood.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 5–8 ft tall · 4–6 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring–Summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 2–8
- Garden role
- A flowering shrub for a natural hedge
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese spirea.
Spiraea japonica
Try ninebark for a flowering shrub for a natural hedge.
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Photo credits & licenses
Ninebark: F. D. Richards · CC-BY-SA 2.0
Japanese spirea: Milada · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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