Ninebark vs Labrador Tea - TreeTime.ca

Ninebark vs Labrador Tea

Physocarpus opulifolius

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

CUSTOM GROW

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Ninebark
Labrador Tea

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Ninebark Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: small white clusters
Flowers: white, fragrant
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE