Rounded Multi-Stemmed Bush

Type Large Border / Screening Plant (1.8 to 3m height)
Form Dark pink Flowers (Summer early), Medium green Foliage
Size Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Colours Frost hardy, Drought Tolerant
Care Medium Growing Plant
Hardiness 625
Growth 625
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Kolwitzia amabilis cultivation notes: Beauty Bush will tolerate demanding conditions in part or full sun. This deciduous shrub is a tough and reliable summer flowerer. Best planted at the back of the border in all but the poorest garden soils - whether dry or wet, acid or alkaline. Prune out 1/4 of the oldest stems to base in winter if congested or spindly, prune only after flowering. Mulch to feed every few years.

Plant Strengths: Sun loving draught tolerant plant; All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Ideal for fast growing screening; Tolerates cold exposed locations; Tolerates heavy clay soils.


Common Missspellings: Colwitzia, Kolwitzea, Kolwhitezia, Colwitzea
Kolwitzia amabilis (Beauty Bush)
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