- Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Mindia’ Coppertina® PP#16,371
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3a to 7b
- Dramatic coppery orange foliage unfurls in the spring and then turns a rich, burgundy-red in the summer. Pinkish white flowers apear along the branches in early summer and become bright red seed capsules in the fall. Coppertina® physocarpus is an adaptable and versatile shrub can grow in difficult sites.
- 2011 ASCFG Cut Flower of the Year
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- Woody Ornamentals - Flowering Shrubs
- Growth Size: Tall Shrub - 8 to 10 feet tall, 5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Habit: Arching
- Features: Excellent Foliage Color, Attractive Bark, North American Native
- Cold Hardy, Deer Resistant, Water once a week in extreme heat
- Attracts:
- Garden Ideas:
- Cottage
- Flower features: Good for Cut Flowers
- Clusters of white flowers that bloom in summer
- Foliage type and color: Deciduous, Bronze
- Landscape Uses: Beds
- Accent, Container, Mass Planting, Specimen
- Coppertina® Physocarpus is a Low maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Tall Shrub - 8 to 10 feet tall, 5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Spacing: 3-5 ft apart
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Watering: Average
- Soil Types: Neutral Average Average Garden Soil
- General Plant Care: Care for your shrubs includes monitoring for pests and diseases, periodically checking soil moisture, and providing fertilizer as needed. In general, plants that have sufficient water and the correct amount of fertilizer tend to not have as many pest and disease problems. Water new plants weekly during the growing season in the first year, and as needed after that.
- General Planting Tips: Choose a site suited to your plant's light, soil, and space needs. Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the container. Remove plant from container and loosen roots slightly. Place the plant in the hole. If using slow-release (coated) fertilizer, you may add it according to package directions at this time. Add soil back to the hole, ensuring the top of the soil from the container is even with the surrounding soil. Water well, and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3 inches of mulch around plant, taking care to keep away from stem or trunk. See our FAQ page for more details on Mulching.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Once in spring with a slow-release fertilizer recommended for this plant (shrub, tree) at a rate according to package directions.
- General Pruning suggestions: Spring-flowering shrubs and trees bloom on buds that formed on growth from the previous season, also known as “old wood.” Do not prune these plants in late winter or before they bloom in early spring! If you do, you will be cutting off the flower buds. If pruning is needed, do it in late spring, soon after the shrub has finished blooming. This will allow time for new growth and buds to form in late summer and fall, which will bear another season of blooms next spring.