Plant Combo Featuring Luscious Spring Blooms and Copper Foliage

Here's a luscious spring planting combination for you to consider as you're deciding which plants to include in your garden. This scene was captured late May and features the blowzy blooms of the intersectional peony, Paeonia x 'Smith Opus' Misaka™ and the bronze foliage of the ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia' COPPERTINA.


Growing Conditions

Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Needs: Average

Design Considerations

Style: Cottage, Northwest Eclectic
Features: Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form, Fabulous Foliage, Flower Fest, Warm Colors
Focus: Color Theme, Mixed Border
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Late Spring / Early Summer, Summer

Care and Maintenance


Maintenance Level: medium



Plants In this Combo

  • Paeonia x 'Smith Opus'

    Misaka™ (Beautiful Blossom) ITOH Peony

    Type: Shrub
    Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
    Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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  • Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia'

    Coppertina™ Ninebark

    Type: Shrub
    Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Afternoon Sun, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
    Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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