So last year found this unusual beauty at Lowes garden center and thought i would take a chance because i fell in love wit hue foliage. This year it started to bloom much to our surprise. The first blooms were white and now they are all turning to red.
Does anyone out there have one of these and if so what can we expect from it next. I love it.

I have several ninebarks and love them! I have a Coppertina and 3 Summer Wines. All of mine bloom pink but I really like your red blooms better.

I'll get some updated pictures later this week.

I remember mine is called Golden Jubilee in honor of 50th year reign of Queen Elizabeth. Would love to see your pics pepper23.

Kevin, some cultivars are miniature while others get quite large.

Here's mine, around 4 years old. It has the characteristic "fountain" of branches.

I keep forgetting to take pictures outside this week. Been busy around here. But will get it hopefully this weekend.

Wow very nice ssgardener. I am loving the dark foliage. Do you have to do any trimming? Was wondering because where mine is planted i cannot let it get too big.

I only trim back around 3 or 4 of the longest branches a year so that the perennials under it can get a little bit of sun. Mine's in half shade so it blooms somewhat sparsely (as you can see in the picture). It's great all year long, with dark color that holds all season and interesting bark in the winter. This cultivar is 'Summer Wine' which gets around 6 feet tall. Others can get even taller but the dwarf ones stay very small.

I remembered to get a pic of my Coppertina but forgot my Summer Wines.

Summer Wine (1) in bloom and (2) growing new post-bloom foliage:

These are some very interesting shrubs that i never knew even existed until i saw mine at Lowes garden center last year.

ninebark is really a pollinator magnet as well. Nice looking stuff!

Do deer eat ninebark? I'd like to plant one but I have deer here. Should I skip this one?

I'd also like to know if deer eat smoke bush?

Of those I know which are in some nearby nature preserves, deer seem to leave them alone. I wouldn't call that conclusive though.

Normally deer leave dark colored leaves alone.
Don't know why , but red leaf maples are poisonous to horses so maybe the leaves contain some toxins.
My goats won't eat ninebark leaves and they are close to deer in species.

thank you!

@Frillylily I know for sure the smoke bush is safe. You know I have deer that even eat my daffodils. They never touch the Smoke bush.

wow I've never had them eat daffs!
my poodle likes to smell them!

Hi!...lurker here...in my neck of the wood the deer didn't read the memo about dark foliage...I had 6 little ninebarks all hidden away in different locations....the deer found every single one

Good info
maybe tastes are regional