Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Pacific Ninebark: Adelphagrotis stellaris, Andropolia aedon, Celastrina argiolus, Choristoneura rosaceana, Eulithis xylina, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Macaria anataria, Macaria exauspicata, Malacosoma californicum, Orthosia hibisci, Pandemis pyrusana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
  • CAN:  British Columbia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.