Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
-
-
Types
Center Glow ninebark,
Coppertina ninebark, Little Devil ninebark
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
Number of Varieties
70500
0
40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, hedge rows, rocky banks of streams, sandy seeps, Wooded hillsides
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
9-4
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-38.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, Woman infertility
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PHYSOCARPUS
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
Common Name
Ninebark
Cinquefoil
In Hindi
Ninebark
पंचकोण
In German
Ninebark
Fingerkraut
In French
Physocarpe
potentille
In Spanish
ninebark
cinquefoil
In Greek
ninebark
Πεντάφυλλο
In Portuguese
ninebark
cinquefoil
In Polish
Ninebark
pięciornik
In Latin
Ninebark
cinquefoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Physocarpus
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Neillieae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
20300
1
27800
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