First Editions® Little Devil™ Ninebark Hedge

An ideal four-season small-scale landscape shrub gives year-round interest, stays tidy and compact and stands out with plenty of ornamental features. For large plantings and en masse groupings, you'll achieve maximum color with the new combination packs of First Editions® Little Devil™ Ninebark Hedge (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May') features gorgeous glossy, red-purple foliage that brings attention in any setting. Little Devil's leaves are held on red stems adding to the decorative appeal!

In early summer, tiny pink buds appear and open to tender clusters of white flowers. Butterflies love these nectar-rich blossoms. They'll look amazing in cut flower arrangements, as well. In fall, the flowers develop into ornamental, cherry red seed capsules and the leaves take on gorgeous autumn color. Watch closely, and you'll see local songbirds come and take them as dinner. Little Devil gives you much-needed winter interest with its interesting, peeling bark.

This dwarf variety stays smaller than other Ninebark. Gain the brilliant color and refined foliage of a beloved native cultivar in a modern smaller footprint. Ninebark is hardy throughout USDA growing zones 3-7, these are very cold hardy deciduous shrubs! Available for shipping in groups of 3, 8, and 16, so you will be able to conveniently get all your shrubs shipped at the appropriate time they are ready for planting in your growing zone.

Planting and Application:

Little Devil showcases a trim, tidy, compact shape and an upright, rounded form. With deliciously dark foliage all season, it delivers color and charm to your space. Vibrant color adds loads of delight along a pathway or your driveway. Space-saving and colorful flowering shrubs that add low-growing property definition and create a beautiful, colorful backdrop in perennial borders. Add hedges and mass plantings to your landscape, foundation plantings, and as colorful screening!

Choose these easy starter packs to create the hedge your landscape has been missing! For a hedge that provides seclusion, plant close row that grows together to create a solid continuous band of coverage, use 3-4 shrubs for every 10-foot-long hedge, plant in a straight row or a zig-zag about 2 ½ feet on center (measuring from the center of one shrub to the center of the next). Or, create a more informally spaced hedge by extending your spacing.

• Natural Dwarf Shrub With Loads of Color
• Fine-Textured Purple Foliage
• Clusters of Tiny Pink & White Summer Flowers
• Upright Growth & Smaller Shrub
• Fantastic Hedge, Privacy & Screening Combo Packs!

#ProPlantTips for Care:

For the best color, plant Ninebark in full sun with at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. They need well-drained soil but can be grown in raised beds to improve the drainage as needed. Give a moderate amount of water on a regular basis. Apply a three-inch layer of mulch over their roots, and pull it back from directly touching the stems. Wait until after the flowers are finished to Prune to shape. This plant blooms on last year's wood, and you won't want to miss a year of these gorgeous flowers. You can perform renewal pruning every three years or so. Simply cut out the oldest, fattest stems to the ground; leaving the younger thinner stems to remain in place.

• Full Sun
• Moderate Moisture
• Most Well-Drained Soil Types - Tolerates Clay
• Provide Mulch & Prune After Flowering
• Very Cold Hardy, Easy-Care & Disease Resistant

Enjoy this special small, colorful shrub in your foundation plantings, as cunning low hedges and as a beautiful containerized specimen. Order Little Devil Ninebark Hedge today! You'll never grow tired of this selection! Order at Nature Hills today and we'll ship these instant Hedge multi-packs when the time is right for planting in your growing zone!