Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
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Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
Center Glow ninebark,
Coppertina ninebark, Little Devil ninebark
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Number of Varieties
706
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40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, hedge rows, rocky banks of streams, sandy seeps, Wooded hillsides
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-85-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8-1
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
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
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Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, Woman infertility
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PHYSOCARPUS
THUJA plicata
Common Name
Ninebark
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
In Hindi
Ninebark
Pacific redcedar
In German
Ninebark
Riesen-Lebensbaum
In French
Physocarpe
Thuja plicata
In Spanish
ninebark
Thuja plicata
In Greek
ninebark
Thuja plicata
In Portuguese
ninebark
Thuja plicata
In Polish
Ninebark
Żywotnik olbrzymi
In Latin
Ninebark
Thuja plicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Rosales
Pinales
Family
Rosaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Physocarpus
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Neillieae
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Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species
2015
1
27800
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