Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Houseplants >> Plants for Details >> Other

Summer Wine Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward')

Summer Wine Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' (Summer Wine™) has outstanding burgundy leaves and pink flowers blooming in early summer. Super tough, stunning focal point in a summer border. Drought tolerant and poisonous.

Key Features

Burgundy foliage; pink early summer flowers.
Drought tolerant; very tough.
Poisonous (caution).

Growing Conditions

Wide range of soil conditions if well‑drained. Full sun to part shade.

Care & Propagation

Hardwood cuttings. Problems: nothing serious; occasionally fireblight or leaf spot.

Landscape Uses

Hedge, beds, borders, specimen, cut flower.

Quick Reference

Height	3–6 ft.
Spread	3–6 ft.
Light	Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture	Dry to Medium
Maintenance	Moderate
Bloom Time	Spring, Summer
Flower Color	Pink
Foliage Color	Colorful/Burgundy
Type	Shrub

Other: Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): Tall, Classic Cottage Garden Biennial with Colorful Spikes; Stars of Persia (Allium christophii): Huge, Metallic Fuchsia Spheres for Early Summer; Drumstick Allium (Allium sphaerocephalon): Color-Changing Blooms for the Summer Garden; Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia): Heat-Loving Summer Bloomer for Containers; Golden Marguerite (Anthemis tinctoria): Long-Blooming Daisy-Like Flowers; Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens): Continuous Blooms for Containers; Figwort (Asarina scandens): Half-Hardy Climber with Indigo to White Flowers; Ninebark 'Center Glow' (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow'); Diabolo® Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'); Ninebark 'Nugget' (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget')

Garden Articles

Heath Aster (Aster ericoides): Native Clumping Perennial with Small White Flowers

Bigleaf Aster (Aster macrophyllus): Heart-Shaped Leaves Turning Mauve in Autumn

Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa): Late-Summer Gold for Meadows

False Chamomile (Boltonia asteroides): Late-Summer Clouds of White and Pink

Borage (Borago officinalis): Edible Blue Flowers for Herb Gardens

Brugmansia suaveolens: The Classic White Angel's Trumpet

Calendula officinalis: Edible Pot Marigold for Summer Color

Plants

Callicarpa dichotoma: Purple Beautyberry with Arching Form

Campanula 'Elizabeth': Pale Pink Bells with Dark Speckles

Campanula lactiflora: Milky Bellflower for Tall Borders

Canna 'Erebus': Gray-Green Foliage with Pink-Salmon Flowers

Carica papaya: Tropical Papaya for Fruit and Foliage

Caryopteris × clandonensis: Blue Mist Shrub for Heat and Drought

Ceanothus americanus: New Jersey Tea for Poor Soils