Kolkwitzia amabilis

Beauty Bush

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Height

2 to 3 m

Width

2 to 3 m

Flower colour

pink

Flowering Time

May, June

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Kolkwitzia amabilis

Characteristics:

Habit

A normal shrub; 2-3 m tall and wide, initially stiffly upright, later funnel-shaped with elegantly arching lateral twigs, medium to fast-growing

Blossom

Bell-shaped, pink to light pink with light yellow spots, plentiful, from mid-May to June; brownish fruit clusters, persistent

Leaves

Broadly oval, pointed, pale green; crimson or orange-brown in October

Demands

Sunny to lightly shady, tolerates warmth, frost hardy; not demanding, in any garden soil

Note

Need to have old shoots cut off occasionally to prevent premature ageing and leaf loss on the twigs; cut in July after flowering

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5b

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99710108	Cont, 40-60	€25.00
99810108	Cont, 60-100	€29.00
bks18770013	specimen, Cont, height 80-100	€85.00
99420108	specimen, Cont, height 100-125	€110.00
99120108	specimen, Cont, height 125-150	€160.00
99700108	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 80-100	€85.00
99800108	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125	€110.00
99900108	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150	€160.00
99010108	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175	€210.00
99110108	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200	€310.00
bks18770011	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€450.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99710108	Cont, 40-60	€25.00
99810108	Cont, 60-100	€29.00
bks18770013	specimen, Cont, height 80-100	€85.00
99420108	specimen, Cont, height 100-125	€110.00
99120108	specimen, Cont, height 125-150	€160.00
99700108	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 80-100	€85.00
99800108	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125	€110.00
99900108	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150	€160.00
99010108	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175	€210.00
99110108	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200	€310.00
bks18770011	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€450.00