Festivus Gold® Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Bert Dart's G'

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Understanding Plant Options

Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:

Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements

Container Plant Sizes

Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.

Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
2" x 2" x 3"	0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts	0.20 - 0.23 dry liters
4" Container	0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts	0.35 - 0.96 dry liters
4.5" Container	0.65 dry quarts	0.72 dry liters
6" Container	1.4 dry quarts	1.59 dry liters
1 Quart	1 dry quart	1.1 dry liters
5.5" Container	1.89 dry quarts	2.08 dry liters

Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
2 Quart	2 dry quarts	2.2 dry liters
#1 Container	2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts	2.49 - 4.11 dry liters
5" x 5" x 12"	3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts	3.85 - 4.74 dry liters

Mature Plants (2-4 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
#2 Container	1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons	5.24 - 7.75 dry liters
#3 Container	2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons	8.14 - 12.16 dry liters

Large Plants (3-5 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
#5 Container	2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons	12.86 - 20.35 dry liters
#6 Container	5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons	23.12 - 26.42 dry liters
#7 Container	5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons	26.34 - 28.76 dry liters

Bare Root Plants

Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.

Common Sizes:

Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet

Important Notes

Container Volume Specifications

Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents

Growing Conditions

Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment

Seasonal Availability

Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
Container plants are available throughout the growing season
Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes

Questions?

For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.

Plant Profile & Growing Essentials

Cold hardy, Native, Low Maintenance, Fall Color/Interest, Flowering, Deer-resistant, Heat Tolerant, Drought resistant, Hedge/Screen, and Attracts pollinators

Specifications

Botanical Name

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Bert Dart's G'
Height

3-4 ft
Width

3-4 ft
Growing Zones

3-7
Sunlight
- Full sun
Growth Rate

Moderate
Flower Color
- White
Leaf Color
- Green
- Yellow
Fall Color

Yellow
Native

Yes
Pollinator Friendly

Yes
Pollinator Required

No
Bloom Period

Late Spring
Does Not Ship To

AK, HI, ID, MT, OR

Planting & Care Instructions

Where to Plant

Sunlight: Plant your Festivus Gold in a location that receives a minimum of six hours of direct sunlight daily, which is key to maintaining its brilliant yellow foliage color. While it tolerates partial shade, expect the leaf color to shift to a duller lime green, reducing its vibrant garden presence.
Soil: This shrub is highly adaptable, thriving in average to slightly moist soil, including heavy clay or sandy loam. If you have extremely dense clay, work in generous amounts of compost before planting to ensure good drainage, as ninebark dislikes perpetually soggy roots.

Watering Requirements

For the first growing season, keep the root zone consistently moist but not saturated to ensure a strong establishment of the root system. Once mature, your Ninebark is quite drought tolerant, needing supplemental water only during prolonged dry spells. Inconsistent watering will certainly lead to stress and result in duller foliage and smaller, less impressive bloom clusters.

Pruning Tips

Festivus Gold Ninebark flowers exclusively on old wood, meaning the buds for next spring's blooms are set the previous year. To maximize flowering, perform any major shaping or renewal pruning immediately after the spring blooms fade. The best technique is to remove up to one third of the oldest, thickest stems right down to the ground, which stimulates new, colorful basal growth and improves air circulation in the center of the shrub.

Fertilizer Needs

Ninebarks are tough and low feeders; in average garden soil, a simple topdressing of well-aged compost in early spring is often sufficient. If your soil is poor, apply a balanced, granular slow release fertilizer, like a 10-10-10, just as new growth begins. What to avoid: Never fertilize after midsummer, as this promotes tender new growth that cannot properly harden off before winter frost sets in.

Growing Zones 3-7

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Fizzy Blooms & Chartreuse Festivus Gold® Ninebark!

Chartreuse Toothy Foliage
Semi-Dwarf Mounded Shrub
Whitish Fuzzy Pom Pom Blooms
Easy Care Native Shrub
Attracts Bees & Beneficial Pollinators
Highly Fungal & Disease Resistant

Brilliant color in full sun, Proven Winners® Color Choice® Festivus Gold® Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Bert Dart's G') lights up the landscape without overtaking it!

Springs fine-cut foliage starts chartreuse green and matures to brilliant golden yellow! Highlighted by exfoliating bark and burgundy blushed bright yellow fall color!

Summer blooms look like fizz atop a soda! White flowers with pinkish hues, the rounded clusters are loved by pollinators! Leaving behind unique seedpods for fall interest.

How to Use Festivus Gold® Ninebark In The Landscape

The yellow foliage, chunky compact growth habit and thicker, heavier stems of these native plants create colorful focal points, specimens and backdrops!

Create low screening and hedges that light up the landscape, Festivus is sized fantastically for container gardening on your patio, porch or balcony!

Tidy borders and edging, Festivus Gold® are incredible mass plantings, creating glory where difficult-to-mow areas or that 'hell strip' along the road once stood.

#ProPlantTips For Care

Festivus will perform best in full sun with the best color and the cleanest foliage. If grown in part shade the foliage color may be more green than yellow. Average water and soil needs, any well-drained medium works!

Mulch the roots for insulation from cold zones 3-7, and retain moisture. Blooming on old wood, prune after flowering if light shaping is needed, but it is best to avoid any kind of regular pruning of Ninebark. Renewal pruning is suggested for older plants by removing the oldest, thickest stems out to the ground leaving the younger and thinner stems in place for the best natural form and flowering.

Add this brilliant and drought-tolerant shrub this year for bright tomorrows! Order now from Nature Hills or miss out!

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Festivus Gold® Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Bert Dart's G'

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