Diabolo® Ninebark

Diabolo® Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'

Diabolo® is the original and best-known large-growing purple ninebark, its rich purple-chocolate foliage, white flowers, and exfoliating bark make it one of the most impactful landscape shrubs.

  • Rich purple to chocolate foliage, the original large-form purple ninebark
  • White flower clusters bloom in late spring, attractive to pollinators
  • Exfoliating cinnamon to reddish-brown bark is highly ornamental in winter
  • Large multi-stemmed form creates an impressive specimen or backdrop hedge
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Type
Loam, Sandy, Clay
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist, Well-drained, Wet
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
2 – 2
Mature Height (meters)
2.4 – 3.0
Mature Spread (meters)
2.4 – 3.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Colour
White
Foliage Colour
Purple
Fall Colour
Orange
Bloom Time
SpringSummer
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent, Screening, Foundation
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Ninebark grows best in a well-drained, fertile soil, however, they are very hardy and adaptable and will tolerate a wide range of soil types and conditions. Prune by thinning at the base to reduce mildew or full renewal by pruning down to ground in late winter.
Notes
Also referred to as Atlantic Ninebark, Common Ninebark, Eastern Ninebark, Ninebark, Nine Bark.

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