Description
Bundle of 10
At a Glance: Pacific Ninebark gets its name because it was believed there are nine layers of shreddy bark on the stems of this erect to spreading deciduous shrub. Growing up to 13’ high, this NW native likes the somewhat open spaces of streamside thickets, edges of moist woods, coastal mashes, meadows and margins of lake and streams.
Leaves: Leaves are alternate, 3-5 toothed lobes, deeply veined, shiny dark-green above, lighter and with abundant star-shaped hairs below (use a hand lens)
Flowers: Several rounded terminal clusters are made up of small white flowers of 5 petals and about 30 pink stamens.
Growing Conditions:
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
| Full sun 80%-100%
Most sun 60%-80% Part sun/shade 40%-60%
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Moist
Wet
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Low elevations
Mid elevations
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References:
MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Richmond, Wash: Lone Pine Publishing.
