Ninebark, Eastern ninebark, Atlantic ninebark, or simply ninebark, is a flowering shrub native to eastern North America, named for its peeling multi-hued bark. 

It is fast-growing, insect- and disease-resistant, and drought-tolerant. The species is adaptable to a very wide range of soil and site conditions, from moist to dry, acid to alkaline, and gravelly to heavy clay; and can grow in partial shade to full sun. The flowers are white to pinkish, blooming from May to June in North America. The bark peels off in thin papery strips, resembling the number nine in shape, exposing brown inner bark which is the origin of the common name.

Its native range is from New York to Minnesota and South Dakota, south to Florida, Arkansas and Kansas. But it can be found from Quebec west to Minnesota, South Dakota and Colorado, south to Oklahoma to Georgia and north to New York. 

It is a larval host for the dimorphic eulithis, for Macaria abruptata, the white spring moth, Ancylis spiraeifoliana, the blinded sphinx moth, and possibly the bluish spring moth. The larvae of the raspberry leafroller have also been recorded on this plant.

Type: Hardy native shrub

Hardiness zones: 4-8

Height: 8', 2.4m

Location: Sun or part sun

Seeds per packet: 50