Ginger Wine® Ninebark (Physocarpus)
Shrub
- Colorful foliage all season with orange and burgundy hues!
- Soft white flowers in early summer.
- Native to North America.
- Highly tolerant of clay and alkaline soils.
- Zones 3-7, sun, 6' tall x 6' wide at maturity.
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Description
Details
Patent #: USPP 28,695
Common name: Ninebark
Zone: 3 - 7
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Height x width: 5-6' x 5-6'
Flower color: White
Foliage color: Red
Season of interest: Spring through fall
Bloom time: Spring
Features: Suitable for slopes, rare & unusual, rain gardens, Proven Winners, privacy & screening, native, drought tolerant, cold tolerant
Uses: Accent, background, erosion control or embankment, foundation planting, hedge, massing, naturalizing, ornamental, screen
How to Grow
Light: Performs best in full sun.
Water: Has average water needs. Will not tolerate overwatering, but established plants will tolerate dry conditions.
Spacing: 6 feet apart
Fertilizing: Fertilizer needs are low. If you have poor soil, feed in early spring with an all-purpose garden fertilizer.
Winterizing: No specific care is needed.
Maintenance & pruning: No pruning is strictly necessary, but the oldest stems can be pruned out in late winter or early spring to rejuvenate. Too much pruning could result in an odd habit.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
I received my Ginger Wine Ninebark today and was shocked when I saw the packaging all crushed. I carefully cut the box open with scissors expecting to see my new plant destroyed. I finally got the plant out of the box and there it was, beautiful and healthy as can be. I only had to cut off one leaf that was hanging by a thread. Thanks to the great containerd the plant was in, my plant made it safely. I'm looking forward to seeing the blooms next year. Thanks Great Garden Plants, you are now my "go to" nursery! Photos attached.
A resilient and beautiful ninebark, and well worth planting even beyond zone 7. I'm in 8b and have a Ginger Wine in a place with full, western exposure sunshine, but keep its roots shaded with other plants in front of it, and it does incredibly well. I bought a second one from GGP and have been growing it out in a 3gal pot this year so it can bulk up before I put it in the ground in fall, and it's been gorgeous and resilient, even left in a pot all summer and watered occasionally!
Garden project completed. Beautiful
Tiny compared to my much larger more mature 9 barks but it’s doing very well getting established
This was my first time ordering plants from an online merchant. The plants arrived exactly on the date I had planned. They were delivered in excellent condition, well wrapped to prevent damage during transport. I will not hesitate to order plants/merchandise from this Company in the future. Thank you for such beautiful, healthy plants. I look forward to more purchases in the future.
I believe my plant was in transit through the mail for about 4 days. By the time it reached my home and I opened it the leaves were withered and dying. I quickly potted it up to rejuvenate it but the leaves fell off. New leaves did appear and I was buoyed by that fact that there was hope for this plant to come back, but sadly those leaves withered and died as well. It was certainly very disappointing.
Thank you for contacting us. We apologize you received plants not up to our standards. As we try our best to provide exceptional service, some factors like shipping and handling are outside of our control, causing issues like this to sometimes occur. Please email pictures of any plant in question to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible.
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Spring & Summer Guarantee
We've got you covered with our 60-day guarantee. We guarantee that you will be satisfied with your purchase and that your plants will arrive healthy, free of pests and diseases, and true to name.
Have a problem with your plant? Simply send us a photo of your plant, your order number, and a brief description of the problem within 60 days of receipt of your order. Orders from US are eligible for refund.
All refunds are based on the plant cost and do not include shipping charges. Allow up to 2 weeks for processing refunds.
After 60 days, we cannot be responsible for the plants in your care and will not cover problems with overwintering, animals, insects, diseases, improper planting, drought, flooding, poor drainage, etc. Our goal is that you are successful with our plants (and gardening in general), so our expert staff is here to assist you with any problem you may experience.
Any plant shipped dormant in spring is guaranteed to break dormancy, even if it takes longer than 60 days.
Please note: our guarantee does not cover plants grown outside of their recommended growing zones. Verify your USDA zone by clicking 'Growing Zone' in the site navigation and entering your zip code before purchasing.
I love these plants, great packaging
Small but mighty. Beautiful leaf color and I can’t wait to see it mature and blossom.
Ginger Wine® Ninebark
This is my second purchase from GGP. Initially, there was a mix-up and I received the wrong plant. Customer Service was excellent! Told me to keep 'wrong' plant (a lovely reblooming azalea that is thriving) and immediately dispatched the correct shrub. Although these quart sized plants are somewhat small, I have the best luck in transplanting them. Any larger and they seem to suffer more before establishment. Healthy, vigorous root system, packed excellently for shipping. Ginger Wine has settled in easily, putting out new BRIGHT copper-orange foliage without skipping a beat! Looking forward to her future growth.
The Ninebark looks healthy and happy 😃. I love the beautiful color!
still a very small baby but seems happy and smiling with new growth. I watch it eagerly!
When should I plant Ginger wine?
Hello! The answer to that question really depends on where you live. Check out our blog post on summer planting: https://blog.greatgardenplants.com/can-i-plant-a-garden-in-summer/
Catalog specifies that Summer wine ninebark Is deer resistant, but doesn’t mention that for other ninebark. Is that variety deer resistant but others not?
No, all ninebarks are quite deer resistant. We will be sure to fix this, thank you.
Why are the leaves of my ninebark green?
Thank you for contacting us! There could be several reasons it is green.
1. Young plant that has been grown in the greenhouse under filtered light. Young plants will often start out green and as they get acclimated to your soil and environment the foliage will change to its true color.
2. It is a different plant
3. Something else.
Please email pictures of Ninebark [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line, so that we may provide the best assistance possible.
I received and planted a Ginger Wine Ninebark and Siberian Cypress last fall. Sadly they did not survive our winter. Should I have covered them to protect them through the winter? They were watered well.
Sorry to hear they did not make it! Hard to say what happened, if the plant was recommended for your zone then covering them should not be necessary but could help. Even leaving some leaves around the base of the plant from fall through winter can make a big difference! I would suggest, if you were to try these again, to plant in the spring, sometimes a shrub just needs some more time to grow it's roots and settle in before winter hits.
Do these return next year in Illinois?
Hi Virginia! They certainly will. It's hardy down to zone 3, so it can handle cold winters.