Very durable in a variety sites in sun to shade, but it's the bark and seed display that make this plant stand out. This is a very durable large shrub. I have seen it growing on Pike's Peak, which is a palisade overlooking the Mississippi River in northeast Iowa. It had all the things a plant needs to grow: no soil, wind, and full sun! Ninebark blooms pink to white in June in umbel-like clusters. Exfoliating bark exposes a cinnamon brown inner bark. Great in shrub borders.

Environment:  Xeric  Dry/Mesic  Mesic  Wet/Mesic  Hydric

Exposure:  Shade  Part Shade  Morning Sun  Full Sun

Bloom Period:  Spring  Summer  Fall