'Ginger Wine' Ninebark

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Spring to autumn color, without lifting a finger!

Ginger Wine® ninebark expands the color palette for these easy care, native flowering shrubs. Spring foliage emerges a sunny orange color and matures to sparkling burgundy. Clusters of white flowers cover the plant in late spring, and these age to attractive red seed heads. This disease-resistant shrub does best in full sun locations and cooler climates.

Top reasons to grow Ginger Wine® ninebark:

  • Colorful from spring through fall
  • Native to North America
  • Very low maintenance: no pruning or deadheading required
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Foliage Interest
Fall Interest
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Native to North America

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Shrub
 
Shrub Type: 
 Deciduous
 
Height Category: 
 Medium
 
Garden Height: 
 60 - 72 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 60 - 72 Inches
 
Spread: 
 60 - 72 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 Pink
 
 White
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Orange
 
 Purple
 
 Red
 
Foliage Shade: 
 Purple-red
 
Habit: 
 Upright
 
Container Role: 
 Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 
 Easy
Blooms On: 
 Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
 Early Summer
 
 Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
 3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b
Water Category: 
 Low
Uses: 
 Border Plant
 
 Container
 
 Cut Flower
 
 Good for Screening
 
 Landscape
 
 Mass Planting
 
 Specimen or Focal Point
Maintenance Notes: 
 

With its naturally graceful, arching habit, ninebarks are best left unpruned. Take its relatively large size into account when siting this plant. It makes an especially nice backdrop for other plantings. Plant in full sun for the best looks and performance.

Fun Facts: 

The name "ninebark" derives from the peeling mature bark, which makes it look like there are multiple layers of bark on the plant.

Ginger Wine® Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOBLR' USPP 28,695Can 5,939