Mallow Ninebark
Physocarpus malvaceus
Mallow ninebark is a western ninebark with maple-like leaves, white-pink flower clusters, and shredding bark for winter interest. Drought-tolerant and quick to colonize dry slopes for erosion control.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~41 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY