Mallow Ninebark is a tough, adaptable shrub native to dry forests, grassland edges, and shrub-steppe ecosystems of western North America. It forms dense thickets, offering shelter for wildlife and nesting habitat for ground-nesting bees. In early to mid-summer, it produces clusters of small, creamy-white flowers that provide nectar and pollen to a variety of native pollinators, including mining bees, sweat bees, small carpenter bees, and bumble bees. According to the Xerces Society, Mallow Ninebark is a plant of special value to native bees.

Our Mallow Ninebark is grown from locally collected, wild seed, supporting the genetic diversity of local plant populations.
Note: Many garden cultivars of ninebark originate from eastern North America species (Physocarpus opulifolius) and may have been selected for ornamental traits such as dark purple foliage, which can reduce food quality for native insects, especially caterpillars.