Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty Bush
A deciduous, fast growing, arching shrub. It produces masses of pink, small flowers that have yellow centres.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Beauty Bush
Latin name
Kolkwitzia amabilis
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Caprifoliaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Kolkwitzia amabilis
A deciduous, fast growing, arching shrub. It produces masses of pink, small flowers that have yellow centres.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out container grown plants into growing site.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Mid Summer
Masses of pink, small flowers that have yellow centres.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter
Take hardwood cuttings of up to .3m from this years growth, making a clean from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.