| Description | Pink Cloud Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) is an improved version of the species plant. Has larger clear pink flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (kolk-WIT-ze-a)(a-MAB-a-lis) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink with a yellow throat, have a flaring bell shape, start blooming mid to the end of May |
| Fruit | capsule-like |
| Leaves | simple, green, pubescent, entire, may have a reddish fall color |
| Stems | exfoliating bark |
| Dimensions | upright arching reaching 8-12 feet, with equal spread |
| Maintenance | blooms on old wood, prune after flowering, can take a hard prune |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Pink Cloud’ was selected in 1946 at the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Wisley south of London in Surry |
| Misc Facts | Kolkwitzia was named after Richard Kolkwitz a German professor of botany. The species name amabilis means lovely |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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