Physocarpus Opulifolious ' Coppertina ' Ninebark 2 Gallon Pot
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- PESTICIDE-FREE: All of our plants are grown with sustainable, organic methods.
- PLANT PROGRAM: A PROVEN WINNERS COLOR CHOICE
- BLOOM TIME: Mid summer
- MATURE SIZE: 6-10', depending on pruning
- USDA HARDINESS: Zones 3-9
- GROWS BEST IN: Full sun. Tolerant of soil types, avoid overhead watering.
- USE FOR: Great focal point shrub! Plant in mass for a stunning hedge. Try pairing with golden foliage plants such as Sambucus Sutherland Gold.
- PHOTO CREDITS: Courtesy of Proven Winners www.provenwinners.com
Coppertina Ninebark is an exciting cross between Physocarpus Diabolo and Dart's Gold, combining the deep dark purple foliage of Diabolo Ninebark with the golden foliage of Physocarpus Dart's Goldt hat we all love! Hardy to zone 3, we have found Coppertina Ninebark to be relatively pest-free, fast growing, very cold hardy and a shapely shrub that works well as an accent bush or creates a stunning hedge when planted in mass. Coppertina forms its flower buds in late summer of one season and then flowers in early June of the next season. The best time to prune is it after it blooms, from mid-June to mid-August. Cease pruning in mid-august to allow time for the flower buds to form prior to winter. As a young plant it is best to prune or pinch your plant in order to build a full bodied, well branched plant. If the plant is leggy when you purchased it, shear the plant back hard by 1/3 to 1/2 its original size. Once it puts on an inch or two of growth, pinch the branch tips to remove just the growing tip. This tip controls branching. Once it is removed the buds below it will turn into stems. Once these new branches grow an inch or two, pinch the tip out again. You can repeat this throughout the first growing season as you are tending your garden. Although you will sacrifice one year of bloom, this technique results in a well branched, full bodied plant that will have more flowers in subsequent years. The second season in the ground, repeat the pinching practice (or lightly shear) up until mid-August. Cease pruning and pinching to allow the flower buds to set. During the third and subsequence seasons, prune or pinch after flowering and up to bud set in mid-August. Do not be afraid to prune or shear your plant harder if you wish to maintain a shorter size. This shrub is shipped in a standard nursery trade 2 gallon container.
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