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mallow ninebark
Physocarpus malvaceus
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low - medium
full sun - part shade
upright
4 - 8'
white
summer
Photo credit:
E. Conrad
![Ninebark seed pods](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61f7ee_0e5a1c8ab3c644318b3309ce0ff74311~mv2_d_3088_2056_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_652,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/61f7ee_0e5a1c8ab3c644318b3309ce0ff74311~mv2_d_3088_2056_s_2.jpg)
Ninebark seed pods
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
![Ninebark shrubs provide a perfect understory layer in open forest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61f7ee_34e04e17bd8a4e7f9d976741efefa116~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/61f7ee_34e04e17bd8a4e7f9d976741efefa116~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg)
Ninebark shrubs provide a perfect understory layer in open forest
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
![Red fall color, although ninebarks often start turning red with summer drought](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61f7ee_cc207e8ff8e648fab92a4420ade2dfcf~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/61f7ee_cc207e8ff8e648fab92a4420ade2dfcf~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg)
Red fall color, although ninebarks often start turning red with summer drought
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
![Ninebark seed pods](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61f7ee_0e5a1c8ab3c644318b3309ce0ff74311~mv2_d_3088_2056_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_652,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/61f7ee_0e5a1c8ab3c644318b3309ce0ff74311~mv2_d_3088_2056_s_2.jpg)
Ninebark seed pods
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
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A medium-size, shade-tolerant shrub with beautiful flowers and attractive fall color. An understory species, mallow ninebark is perfect for creating an extra layer below established trees. It will tolerate full sun with a little extra water. Ninebark deals with intense summer drought by bringing on the fall foliage a month or two early. There are cultivars available in nurseries, but ninebarks bred for color (a purple-leaf variety comes to mind) don't provide the nectar resources that our wildtype does. When in doubt, go native!
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