Mildew-resistant, award-winning, and effortlessly elegant—Summer Wine® ninebark is a proven garden star. In late spring, clusters of white button-like blooms pop against its rich, deep purple foliage, creating a striking contrast that carries the season. Praised in trials as the very best dark-leaf ninebark for mildew resistance, it combines beauty with brawn. Its graceful, arching habit and just-right landscape size make it an easy, reliable way to add drama and color without fuss. Cut flower growers also adore Summer Wine® for its vibrant, long-lasting foliage that makes a superb filler. Hardy, vigorous, and always stylish, this is the ninebark that checks every box.

• 5-6 feet tall and wide at maturity
• Hardy in zones 3-7, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
• Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
• Space plants 5-6 feet apart for best results
• Produces pink flowers during late spring
• Maintains deep purple foliage spring to fall
• Great for borders, containers, hedges, mass plantings, focal points
• Attracts bees, butterflies and resists disease
• Drought tolerant, native to North America, foliage interest
• Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom

Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. Regular pruning is not necessary. If any shaping is desired, do so just after the plant has flowered in the spring.

Shipping Info:

• Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
• Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
• Quart shrubs are 5-8 in tall and 6 months to 1 year old at shipment
• 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in tall and about 1 year old at shipment

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