General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Coppery bronze to caramel shades, maturing to green
Fruit: Other: Small red capsules
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 22,363
Goes Dormant

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Trade name information:
Series: Gumdrop™
Trade Name: Caramel Candy
Cultivar name: 'Podaras 2'
Common names
  • Eastern Ninebark
  • Ninebark
Also sold as:
  • HGTV­™ Caramel Glitter™

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Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-16
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-16

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