I have P.Diablo its alright at best it more of a muddy brown colour to the leaves and it gets to big fast they are far better Physocarpus variety's , I've swapped mine for Lady in Red which hopefully be more into the redder tones .
@GardenerSuze I haven't particular heard its short lived myself but yes it does seem susceptible to some serious disease which will shorten any plants life span. Usually the most appealing / dramatic plants do have a short life span or monocarpic . It wouldn't put me off acquiring one though and they are so many unusual variety's now.
Frost last year I think took my Nandina flower power out .
A friend planted Summer Wine Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) last spring in full sun, and it's so striking I'm going to plant one in my garden. It's very dark, nearly black burgandy, and the color has stayed true. I can't wait to see it in bloom this spring.
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☺️ Love all these ideas and photos. It must be the cold weather making me crave the red leaves and the sun. Having said that, I like the drama of red beech trees in shade, but mostly anything with almost translucent red leaves glows like stained glass. I quite agree. There is a Cordyline australis 'Purpurea' Red Cabbage Tree in a garden near me which is in a shady corner. I suppose the sun must fall on it at some point, but not for long - it always seems to be in shade and it made me think just how much the sun is needed to make so many plants sing.
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@GardenerSuze I haven't particular heard its short lived myself but yes it does seem susceptible to some serious disease which will shorten any plants life span. Usually the most appealing / dramatic plants do have a short life span or monocarpic . It wouldn't put me off acquiring one though and they are so many unusual variety's now.
Frost last year I think took my Nandina flower power out .