Comments on: great shrub: physocarpus opulifolius http://awaytogarden.com/great-shrub-physocarpus-opulifolius Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judy from Kansas http://awaytogarden.com/great-shrub-physocarpus-opulifolius/comment-page-1#comment-94165 Judy from Kansas Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:50:34 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5394#comment-94165 I've become a fan of ninebark just recently and am enjoying both Coppertina and Summer Wine - hope they survive our horribly, horribly hot summer this year. I’ve become a fan of ninebark just recently and am enjoying both Coppertina and Summer Wine – hope they survive our horribly, horribly hot summer this year.

]]> By: Benjamin Vogt http://awaytogarden.com/great-shrub-physocarpus-opulifolius/comment-page-1#comment-94063 Benjamin Vogt Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:08:31 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5394#comment-94063 Debkb--I lost two japanese maples in zone 5, and went with 'Black Lace' elderberry shrub instead, training it as a small tree. It grows 3' a year and is just AWESOME. Lovely white flowers, and if you have a pollinator, berries. It tends to grow horizontal in lovely plains of branches like some ornamental dogwoods. Margaret--I have 'Coppertina' ninebark and adore it, much more than 'Dart's Gold.' The spring foliage is fantastic, the blooms of course wonderful, and the fall color is a bright, BRIGHT red. Debkb–I lost two japanese maples in zone 5, and went with ‘Black Lace’ elderberry shrub instead, training it as a small tree. It grows 3′ a year and is just AWESOME. Lovely white flowers, and if you have a pollinator, berries. It tends to grow horizontal in lovely plains of branches like some ornamental dogwoods.

Margaret–I have ‘Coppertina’ ninebark and adore it, much more than ‘Dart’s Gold.’ The spring foliage is fantastic, the blooms of course wonderful, and the fall color is a bright, BRIGHT red.

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/great-shrub-physocarpus-opulifolius/comment-page-1#comment-74762 Margaret Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:13:48 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5394#comment-74762 Hi, Heidi. What a good idea: a standard (makes me wonder if it was Ken Selody in NJ). Thanks for the kind words, and hope to see you again soon. Hi, Heidi. What a good idea: a standard (makes me wonder if it was Ken Selody in NJ). Thanks for the kind words, and hope to see you again soon.

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