by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc
Pacific Ninebark – Physocarpus capitatus
I was first introduced to Ninebark in college when I was taking and teaching woody plant identification classes. In the eastern U.S. Eastern Ninebark (Physocarpus oplifolius) was a common large deciduous shrub with showy flowers in late spring, beautiful fall color in yellows, oranges and reds. In the winter the bare stems and branches had peeling layers of bark. From a landscape design…
