Ninebark Little Devil™
3 Gallon
$82.99
Skip to product information
Full growing guide
Shrub · Zones 3–7
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
Ninebark Little Devil™
$82.99
The short version
A shrub for full sun or part sun.
Native variety. Bees can get in.
Zones 3–7Full sun · Part sunModerate waterNot pet-safe
Stock
In stockTracking the day it leavesPromise
Arrives aliveOr we replace it. How
Spacing and size
3–4 ft apart.
Restocks and new drops, in the Shop app.
The story
Dark native, small size.
Small, reddish-purple leaves on a dwarf, rounded shrub, with clusters of white flowers in late spring that bees love. It's a selection of our native ninebark, cut down to foundation size.
Light
Full sun for the darkest color. Part shade greens it up.
Water
Water weekly the first summer. After that it handles dry spells.
Planting
Plant in spring or fall, crown at soil level.
Native, tough and dark-leaved, in a size that works near the house.
The facts
Size3–4 ft tall and wideShowLate springLightFull sun, Part sunZones3–7WaterAverageGood forNative variety, DroughtPetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reach
Who it feeds
Bred from a native. USDA records the parent species growing wild in your state, inside its native range. USDA PLANTS
- Caterpillars About 25 kinds of native butterflies and moths raise their caterpillars on Physocarpus, going by the median county in a nationwide study. Caterpillars are what songbirds feed their chicks. Source
Plays well with
Complete the planting.
Keep browsing
