Summer Wine Ninebark is a compact native deciduous shrub with a freely branching upright habit and branches that gracefully arch with age. Its 3-5 lobed wine colored foliage may green up in the summer heat before returning to wine red as the weather cools. Small white or pinkish-white flower clusters bloom in late spring into summer. Grows best with afternoon shade in the South and dry to medium well-drained acidic soil. At a glance Botanical name: Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' Plant type: Shrub Light: Full Sun, Part Sun Mature size: 5’ - 8’ high × 5’ - 8' wide Spacing: 6’ Hardiness: Zones 3 - 7 Bloom colour: White/Pink Season of interest: Spring, Summer, Fall In the garden Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Native Gardens, Hedges, and Containers. Pairs well with: Boxwood, Weigela, Spirea.