Summer Wine® Ninebark — Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'

Summer Wine® Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward') is a graceful and refined native shrub that brings rich, wine-colored drama to the landscape with an elegantly arching form — a freely branching upright native deciduous shrub whose deeply lobed foliage emerges in a deep, saturated wine-red that may temporarily green up in intense summer heat before returning to its rich wine-red color as temperatures cool in fall, providing a beautiful and dynamic color show through the season. Small clusters of white to pinkish-white flowers bloom from late spring into summer, creating a lovely soft contrast against the dark foliage, and the exfoliating bark on mature stems provides attractive winter interest. A Georgia and East North American native, Summer Wine® Ninebark is low-maintenance and adaptable, thriving in dry to medium, well-drained, slightly acidic soils in full sun with afternoon shade recommended in Southern climates. Hardy to Zone 3.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Prune immediately after flowering. Watch for fireblight and leaf spot.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Native Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Boxwood, Weigela, Spirea

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.