Wildlife

Wasatch Wildflowers: Mallow-leaf Ninebark (physocarpus malvaceus)

Ashley Brown
Jul 9, 2022

Photo: Mallow-leaf Ninebark in Bloom – photo: Ashley Brown

WASATCH MOUNTAINS, Utah — Mallow-leaf ninebark, a native deciduous shrub, is a member of the rose family. Ninebark refers to how the plant sheds its bark in layers.

The shrub grows between two and six feet tall. Showy clusters of delicate white flowers bloom amongst broad, lobed leaves. The flowers are a favorite amongst pollinators. In fall, the foliage may be vibrant red or dusty rose brown.

Mallow-leaf Ninebark flowers bloom June through July. Look for the plants on moist slopes in aspen and mountain shrub communities between 5200 – 10800 feet in elevation.

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By: Ashley Brown

Contact: ashley@townlift.com

Ashley is a Utah native, the Wasatch Mountains and mystical red deserts of Southern Utah are her home. Wilderness conservation is a key component to writing and recreation in her life. To fuel her stories and find inspiration she climbs rocks and mountains, snowboards and splitboards, takes journeys into the quiet wilderness, and practices integration into humanmade society through a yogic lifestyle.

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