Plant WitchPacific Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
Zones 2–13
| Sun | full sun |
|---|---|
| Water | high |
| Grow time | — |
| Height | >6ft |
| Spacing | >24in |
| Full sun | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Part shade | ✓ |
| Shade | ✓ |
| Life cycle | perennial |
|---|---|
| Category | flowering shrub |
| Growth habit | shrub |
| Frost tolerance | hardy |
| Height | over 6ft |
| Spacing | over 24in |
| Days to bloom | over 150 |
| Native us | ✓ |
| Water | high |
|---|---|
| Drainage | wet tolerant |
| Soil ph min | 4.5 |
| Soil ph max | 7.0 |
| Propagation | |
| Seed | ✓ |
| Cutting | ✓ |
| Division | ✓ |
| Graft | ✗ |
| Tuber bulb crown | ✗ |
| Transplant | ✓ |
| Container ok | ✓ |
| Spread | self seeds |
| Deer resistant | ✓ |
| Drought tolerant | ✗ |
| Toxic to | |
| People | ✓ |
| Pets | — |
| Livestock | ✓ |
| Length | 2–6wk |
|---|---|
| Colors | |
| White | ✗ |
| Yellow | ✗ |
| Orange | ✗ |
| Red | ✗ |
| Pink | ✗ |
| Purple | ✗ |
| Blue | ✗ |
| Green | ✗ |
| Visitors | |
|---|---|
| Honey bees | ✓ |
| Native bees | ✓ |
| Bumblebees | ✓ |
| Butterflies | ✓ |
| Moths | ✓ |
| Hummingbirds | — |
| Beneficial insects | — |
| Nectar | medium |
| Pollen | medium |
| Larval host | — |
| Specialist bees | — |
| Seed for birds | — |
| Status | none |
|---|---|
| Regions | |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| Midwest | ✗ |
| Plains | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| Mountain west | ✗ |
| Pacific northwest | ✗ |
| California | ✗ |
| Hawaii | ✗ |
| State noxious | ✗ |
| Escapes cultivation | ✗ |
| No sow or harvest dates for zone 7 yet. |
References: Wikipedia · USDA fact sheet · how this data is made