Coppertina Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Mindia’ · a copper-leaf ninebark
A compact ninebark whose leaves open orange-copper in spring and deepen to rich red by summer, with pinkish-white flower clusters and peeling bark for winter. It's a tough native that handles drought, clay and rocky soil, and it suckers less than the species. Prune right after bloom, since it flowers on old wood.
- Mature size
- 7 × 7 ft
- 2.1 × 2.1 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–7b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to moist
- Blooms
- Apr–May
- Fall color Oct–Nov
Coppertina Ninebark at its mature size
A mature Coppertina Ninebark grows 6 to 8 feet tall and just as wide, taller than most people.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Missouri Botanical Garden.
Through the year
What Coppertina Ninebark looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Dormant · Dec–Mar
Bare arching stems with peeling reddish-brown bark.
In leaf · Apr–Sep
Copper-orange leaves deepening to red-copper inside, white flower clusters.
Fall · Oct–Nov
Leaves turned deep red-purple.
Growing Coppertina Ninebark
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Good for
- Hedge, drought tolerant, rain garden, slopes, pollinators, fall color, winter interest, and fast growing
- Leaves
- Drops its leaves in winter
- Native to
- Central and Eastern North America
Spacing for a hedge
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Coppertina Ninebark, that’s about 7 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Coppertina Ninebark in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other ninebarks
Summer Wine Ninebark
Diabolo Ninebark
NinebarkCoppertina NinebarkAll drawn to the same scale.