Pink Cloud Beautybush
Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud'
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Caprifoliaceae
Plant Description: The beauty bush is best grown for its striking trumpet shaped flowers that bloom in spring in pink clouds. The shrub grows in a vase shape with arching branches. The leaves are dark green and ovate in shape. It will spread by suckers, but not uncontrollably.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Shrub - Renewal
Plant Care: Shrub - Renewal (woody multi-stemmed plants that lose their leaves every winter and look best on younger stems, which emerge from the base of the plant): Prune regularly to promote health, provide air circulation, maintain a desirable shape, and to remove dead or damaged branches. Pruning is best done in late winter to early spring for most shrubs. With spring blooming shrubs, prune after the blooms are spent. When pruning, remove 1/3rd of the oldest branches by cutting at the base of the shrub. Monitor for pests, diseases or other ailments on a regular basis.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 6-10' tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Foundation Plant, Perimeter Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Dark Green
Bloom Colors: Pink
Bloom Seasons: Spring
Bloom Period: Apr - May
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown
Garden Location:
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Design Path
- Design Ideas-West
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Maintenance Path
- Rain Gardening
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Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
