Beauty Bush

Beauty Bush Care

Kolkwitzia Amabilis

What is the plant

K. amabilis is a vigorous, suckering, deciduous shrub with arching branches bearing broadly ovate, pointed, dark green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, corymbs of bell-shaped, pale to deep pink flowers with yellow throats.

humidity

Normal

lighting

Part sun and part shade

hardiness zone

4 - 8

difficulty

Medium

hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Dry to Moist
Pruning
In more mature clumps it may well be sensible to prune out some of the older stems from time to time to make room for the new suckers which will be even more laden with flowers.
Fertilizer
Established plants can benefit from fertilization.

Disease diagnosis

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Sunlight
It is fine in full sun but is perfectly happy with some shade where it may well not flower quite so heavily.
Soil
Pleasingly it will grow on chalk but is perfectly happy with any soil
Popularity
1,218 people already have this plant 245 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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Beauty Bush Care

How to Care for the Plant

Water

Pruning

Fertilizer

Sunlight

Soil

Popularity