Common Ninebark

Latin Name: Physocarpus opulifolius
Current Height and Cost: 2 ft - $25 delivered
Eventual Size at Maturity: Height - 6ft Spread - 5ft
Space Requirements: 3ft from fences, paved surfaces or buildings
Form: arching
Growth Rate: medium
Tolerates Standing Water: No
Light Required: full sun to ½ shade
Fall Colour: yellow
Flowers white to pink flowers in June to July
Fruit: small, dry, red berries
Wildlife and Other Notes: seeds provide food source for songbirds
Shrub Tips: tolerant of drought and acidic and alkaline soil

Photos courtesy of William Hoch www1.uwex.edu/ces/landscapeplants