Dart Atlantic nine-bark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White often tinged with pink
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dart' Atlantic nine-bark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart') is a shrub for borders, hedges, privacy screens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows rapidly into an arching shrub about 4 to 5 feet tall. White flowers, often tinged with pink, open in spring and summer and draw butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Common snowberry, White Swan coneflower, and Sedge.