General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6-12 feet (2-4 m)
Plant Spread: 6-12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Suitable for forage
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Pacific Ninebark
  • Western Ninebark
  • Ninebark
  • Tall Ninebark

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Location: Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California
Date: 2012-04-16

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My garden
Date: June 11, 2018

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Lake Twenty-Two Research Natural Area
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Lake Twenty-Two Research Natural Area
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Lake Twenty-Two Research Natural Area
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Oct 30, 2017 3:07 PM concerning plant:
    Native in the Pacific NW, Alaska to California, east to Alberta and Idaho. The common name refers to its nine layers of bark. May be used medicinally as a laxative or purgative.

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