Summer Wine® Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
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How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
We list our plants by container size, which reflects the amount of soil and root growth each plant has when it ships. Actual plant height and width vary by variety and season, and many plants grow quickly as the weather warms.
To help you understand what to expect, refer to our size guide below. You can also find each plant’s approximate arrival size and mature size on its product page.
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
Plant Height By Container Size
This chart highlights the typical heights for each size category while also showing how container sizes compare, giving you a clear, straightforward way to understand plant size at arrival and choose the best fit for your gardening needs.
This chart shows typical plant heights and compares container sizes, helping you quickly understand arrival size and choose the best fit.
Soil Volume By Container Size
This chart shows the typical soil volume for each container size, listed in both imperial and metrics units for easy comparison.
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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
