| Description | Lady in Red (Physocarpus opulifolius) is a mid sized Ninebark with reddish spring leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (fi-so-KAR-pus)(op-u-li-FO-li-us) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small pinkish white, five petaled, in dense flat rounded clusters (corymbs) |
| Fruit | red, drooping inflated seed capsules with 3-5 follicle |
| Leaves | coral red to red foliage in the spring, maturing to burgundy |
| Stems | bark exfoliates on older branches |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 6 by 4-5 feet (HS), probably a bit larger, good for corner plantings or shrub borders |
| Maintenance | can be cut back hard, prune after flowering if you don't want to lose a season of flowers |
| Propagation | PP18,660; COPF Open |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in 2000 at a nursery in Norfolk, United Kingdom in a population of seedlings grown from seed collected from Physocarpus opulifolius Monlo. Introduced by Ball Ornamental (USA). |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this shrub a few times at botanic gardens. The spring foliage is a nice red color separating from many of the other Ninebark cultivars. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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