| Description | Amber Jubilee Ninebark (Physocarpus) An interesting medium-sized Ninebark with foliage that changes starting with bright yellows and oranges |
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| Pronunciation | (phi-so-KAR-pus)(op-u-li-FO-li-us) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, part sun, foliage color best in full |
| 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 follicle |
| Leaves | new growth is shades of yellow and orange, turning to purple in the summer, mature foliage to lime-green in the fall |
| Stems | bark exfoliates on older branches |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 5-6 by 5-6 feet |
| Maintenance | can be cut back hard, prune after flowering if you don't want to lose a season of flowers |
| Cultivar Origin | A seedling of the cross ‘Diabolo’ x ‘Darts Gold’ made by Mr. Rick Durand of Jeffries Nurseries Ltd of Manitoba Canada. Amber Jubilee® Ninebark was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Sold under Bailey Nurseries First Editions program. |
| Author's Notes | I have only seen plants that were in containers for sale. In the early spring the color is bright bronze yellow. Not as harsh like bright yellow. |
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