species
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty bush
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Kolkwitzia amabilis belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae, also known as Beauty bush, introduced to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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