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Physocarpus SUMMER WINE™ is an easy way for gardeners to add dramatic, dark purple foliage to the home landscape. Even beginning gardeners will have success with this easy-to-grow, adaptable plant. More experienced horticulturists will appreciate Summer Wine’s flexibility in the landscape. Although full sun is needed for the most intense color, this new Physocarpus will tolerate most soil conditions, and requires little pruning or other maintenance. Simply plant it and watch it grow!

Summer Wine has dark, crimson-red leaves that are finely cut, giving it a more refined texture than other purple-leaf ninebark varieties. With a mature height of five to six feet, this cultivar is smaller than others, and fits more easily into the residential landscape. Pinkish-white button like flowers appear in midsummer, and are a nice contrast to the dark foliage.

Consider planting Physocarpus SUMMER WINE™ as part of a mixed border, or perhaps as a bold accent plant. It will provide rich color all season long, and is a great complement to many popular shrub and perennial varieties. Use it in a full sun bed with Rudbeckia or gold leaf spiraea for high contrast, or pair it with artemesia, buddleia or other silver leaved plants for a more subtle purple and grey combination. Wherever SUMMER WINE™ is used in the landscape, it is an intoxicating addition to the summer garden.

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