Summer Wine Black Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPMS'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Rosaceae
Plant Description: This deciduous shrub offers dramatic interest to any landscape. It has rich, dark purple foliage that contrasts beautifully with the clusters of white blossoms in spring. The peeling bark on the branches exposes lighter bark underneath, providing interest in the winter after the leaves fall.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Shrub - Renewal
Plant Care: Shrub - Renewal (woody multi-stemmed plants that lose their leaves every winter and look best on younger stems, which emerge from the base of the plant): Prune regularly to promote health, provide air circulation, maintain a desirable shape, and to remove dead or damaged branches. Pruning is best done in late winter to early spring for most shrubs. With spring blooming shrubs, prune after the blooms are spent. When pruning, remove 1/3rd of the oldest branches by cutting at the base of the shrub. Monitor for pests, diseases or other ailments on a regular basis.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 5-6' tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Foundation Plant, Perimeter Plant
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Burgundy, Purple
Bloom Colors: White
Bloom Seasons: Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jun

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Localscapes Path
    • Localscapes Exhibit
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter