Physocarpus opulifolius 'Panther'
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Panther', known as ninebark, is a beautiful North American nativar with dark burgundy foliage.
Description:
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Panther' is a versatile, easy to grow, showy, North American native flowering shrub known as ninebark that tolerates a wide range of soil types and conditions. Lobed leaves emerge dark purple to almost black developing a reddish tone as they mature. Clusters of flat-topped pink flowers, that bloom on old wood, emerge in late spring followed by attractive reddish fruit in the fall. The growth habit is upright and narrow, 4-5 tall and 3-4 feet wide with exfoliating bark. Ideal as a contrasting landscape or back of the border shrub, as a vertical thriller in a container, and for cut flowers. Tolerant of dry and moist soils.
Common Name: Ninebark
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Late Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Thickets and rocky slopes.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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