| Description | A tough, large reddish purple foliage Ninebark. The new growth at the tips of the branches will start out gold changes to reddish purple. |
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| Pronunciation | (fi-so-KAR-pus)(op-u-li-FO-li-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 2-7 |
| Sunlight | full for best color |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small pinkish white, five petaled, in dense flat rounded clusters (corymbs). |
| Fruit | red, drooping inflated seed capsules with 3-5 follicles |
| Leaves | 3-5 lobes, serrated, dark purple but may turn to shades of purple green to green during hot weather, some new leaves will have a golden color |
| Stems | bark on the older stems is exfoliating revealing layers of inner reddish to light brown bark |
| Dimensions | 8-10 by 8-10 |
| Maintenance | Yearly pruning after bloom, can keep this plant to a smaller size. They can be cut back hard if needed. Pruning will eliminate some of the ornamental seed pods |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Minnesota breeder Dr. Harold Pellet. (USA) |
| Misc Facts | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
| Author's Notes | I have this growing in my yard. In the spring the center coloration is a nice feature. Doesn't seem to grow as fast as Diabolo. |
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