Pacific Ninebark : Physocarpus capitatus

Plant type: deciduous large shrub
Height: 6-12'

Light: full to part sun
Soil: moist to seasonally wet

Growth rate: fast
PPL: YES

The name comes from the appearance of the bark, which is flaky, peeling away in many layers. Like oceanspray, it can be pruned to an elegant fountain shape to accentuate form and blooms.

A decent shrub choice for many landscape types.

In the wild, ninebark is most often found near streams in association with other wet-adjacent vegetation. They named the new giant Washougal apartment complex along the river after this plant...