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Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty Bush
Information by: Jerry Sortomme Editor Photographer:
Description
Kolkwitzia amabilis is a deciduous shrub. It has a graceful, upright growth, up to 10'-12' tall and about as wide. Gray green leaves to 3" long sometimes turn reddish in fall. This shrub has pink flowers in the summer.
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
Water Saving Tip:
Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.
Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.