Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Center Glow ninebark,
Coppertina ninebark, Little Devil ninebark
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis adenophylla
Oxalis albicans
Oxalis alpina
Number of Varieties
70-
0
40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, hedge rows, rocky banks of streams, sandy seeps, Wooded hillsides
Deep, Hardwood forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-87-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8-6
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
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Light Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Obcordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, 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
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Stem Planting
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, Woman infertility
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PHYSOCARPUS
OXALIS articulata
Common Name
Ninebark
Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
Ninebark
sorrel
In German
Ninebark
Sauerampfer
In French
Physocarpe
oseille
In Spanish
ninebark
alazán
In Greek
ninebark
οξαλίδα
In Portuguese
ninebark
alazão
In Polish
Ninebark
szczaw
In Latin
Ninebark
varii,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Oxalidales
Family
Rosaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Physocarpus
Oxalis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Neillieae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
20900
1
27800
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