Summer Wine® Ninebark

Summer Wine® Ninebark — Deep Root Quart Deciduous Shrub
If you want bold color without the fuss, Summer Wine® Ninebark delivers. Deep wine-purple foliage, graceful arching branches, and a naturally refined shape make this one of the most reliable structural shrubs you can plant.
This is an improved ninebark—combining the compact branching of dwarf types with the rich, dark foliage of larger varieties. The result is a shrub that looks sophisticated in the landscape but grows tough and fast with almost no maintenance.
In late spring, soft pink-white button blooms appear across the branches, lighting up that dark foliage. It’s a striking contrast—and one that reads beautifully both up close and at a distance.
And in this deep root quart format, you’re getting a plant that’s ready to move. Stronger roots, faster establishment, and real landscape presence sooner.
This is how you build a border with confidence.
Small pots. Big potential.
Quick Facts
• Zones: 3–7
• Sun: Full sun
• Height: 5–8 ft
• Width: 5–8 ft
• Bloom Time: Late spring
• Bloom Color: Soft pink-white clusters
• Foliage: Deep wine-purple (nearly black in full sun)
• Habit: Upright, arching, refined branching
• Soil: Average, well-drained
• Water: Average; drought tolerant once established
• Maintenance: Very low; prune only if shaping is desired
• Native: Yes — North America
• Best Uses: Specimen, mixed borders, mass planting, bold color contrast, cut branches
About These Plants:
Vigorous young shrubs in deep root quart pots—healthy, well-established, and ready to thrive.
You are purchasing a young shrub in a deep root quart pot. This is a starter plant—not a mature shrub. Photos show the plant at full maturity and in bloom. These plants are grown to develop a deeper, stronger root system—allowing for faster establishment and exceptional performance in the landscape.