Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov

Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov

Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov

Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov

Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov
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Common Ninebark (Physocarpus Opulifolius)

Physocarpus Opulifolius, or more commonly known as Common Ninebark, is a shrub with green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Physocarpus. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 10 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Its active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring and is intolerant of shade. Physocarpus Opulifolius or Common Ninebark’s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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  • Symbol: PHOP
  • Scientific Name: Physocarpus opulifolius
  • Common Name: Common Ninebark
  • PLANTS Floristic Area: NA (L48 CAN)
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Physocarpus
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Order: Rosales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Flower Color: Purple
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Height Mature (feet): 10
  • Lifespan: Moderate
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 100
  • pH (Minimum): 4.5
  • pH (Maximum): 6.5
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 35
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 60
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 14
  • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -33
  • Bloom Period: Late Spring

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