Diablo Ninebark vs Winterberry - TreeTime.ca

Diablo Ninebark vs Winterberry

Physocarpus opulifolius Diablo

Ilex verticillata

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Diablo Ninebark
Winterberry

Diablo Ninebark is a small, low maintenance, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or color to any yard. This plant grows dark purple leaves in the spring and grows slightly faster than Common Ninebark. It features flaky red to brown bark, clusters of white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves. Diablo Ninebark can make a dense and colorful hedge, or it can be an attractive ornamental by itself.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Diablo Ninebark Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: reddish-purple
Foliage: yellow-green
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Bark: brown to red, exfoliating
Flowers: white
Berries: red
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Seeds: inflated seed capsules
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: eastern ninebark, purple ninebark
Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly