Plant: Festivus Gold® Ninebark
Ninebark · Physocarpus opulifolius 'Bert Dart's G'
Size: 2 gal
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More about this plant
Festivus Gold is a semi-dwarf ninebark, 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, with bright yellow-gold foliage that matures to lime green and holds its color in full sun. White flower clusters appear in late spring. It wants full sun and average moisture, is quite drought tolerant once established, and suits borders, mass plantings, screening and containers.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-8
- Deciduous foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
Festivus Gold is a semi-dwarf ninebark, 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, with bright yellow-gold foliage that matures to lime green and holds its color in full sun. White flower clusters appear in late spring. It wants full sun and average moisture, is quite drought tolerant once established, and suits borders, mass plantings, screening and containers.
- Flowers
- Clusters of white flowers cover the plant in late spring on old wood.
- Foliage
- Bright yellow-gold leaves that mature to lime green, three to five lobed with crenate edges.
- Fruit
- Reddish capsules from summer into fall (species trait).
- Bark & stems
- Dark brown bark that exfoliates to reveal reddish-brown inner layers (species trait).
- Pruning
- Avoid regular trimming; remove dead wood in spring and do any other pruning right after flowering.
- Native range
- Central and eastern North America
