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Common Ninebark Plugs
Common Ninebark Plugs
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Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) is a hardy North American shrub with dense branching and mature bark that peels in narrow strips. It grows quickly and can be used for hedges, screens, and naturalized plantings.
These are seed grown plugs and will show some natural variation.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3/4
- Mature size
- 5 to 8 ft tall and 4 to 6 ft wideDense and fast growing
- Bark
- Peels in narrow strips on older stems
- Uses
- Hedges, screens and naturalized plantings
- Source
- Grown from seedExpect some variation
- Site and soil
- Sun or part shade in ordinary soil that drains wellTolerates most soils and some dryness once established
More about this plant
A North American shrub
Common ninebark is Physocarpus opulifolius.
Good for : Hedges and screens
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Cold hardinessZone 3/4 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada