Physocarpus opulifolius 'Luteus'
Common name: 
Luteus Ninebark
Luteus Eastern Ninebark
Golden Ninebark
Pronunciation: 
fi-so-KAR-pus op-u-li-FO-li-us
Family: 
Rosaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub, to 8-10 ft (2.5-1 m) tall, similar width, leaves are initially yellow, when grown in full sun, gradually changing to yellowish-green or light green.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 2
  • Sun or light shade.  Easy to grow, not fussy about soil
  • Hesston, Kansas: Dyck Arboretum of the Plaines
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: northeast Pharmacy.
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