Botanical Name: Kolkwitzia amabilis
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Common Name: Beautybush  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White, Multi-Colored

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation

 

Special Uses

Filler, Screen

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Beautybush is an old-fashioned deciduous garden shrub with a graceful upright, arching habit. Displays profuse clusters of small, bell-shaped pink flowers with yellow throats in early summer. Foliage is a dull, dark green; slightly reddish in the fall. 6 to 10 feet tall and about as wide.
Flowers on old wood. To control size and to encourage leafing near the base, do not shear, but rather, selectively remove the tallest limbs in late winter (leaving most of the shrub to flower) or prune hard close to the ground after flowering. Best flowering in full sun though will tolerate some shade.