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Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud'

 
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Family: Caprifoliaceae (cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee) (Info) (cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Kolkwitzia (kol-KWIT-zee-uh) (Info)
Species: amabilis (a-MAH-bih-liss) (Info)
Cultivar: Pink Cloud

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12 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Shrubs

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Spacing:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
Allow cut surface to callous over before planting
By simple layering
By tip layering

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive outdoorlover On Jun 10, 2010, outdoorlover from Enid, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:

A friend gave me a cutting that she rooted and I planted it as a 5" tall plant in late spring 2009. This year so far it has grown to about 15" inches tall. I am excited about having this beautiful flowing bush. It is growing in part shade in sandy soil.

Positive boneyween On May 8, 2006, boneyween from Shawnee Mission, KS wrote:

In my experience, Pink Cloud Beauty Bush is beautiful, floriferous, fast-growing, hardy, maintenance-free shrub. Mine is planted in a site where it receives only afternoon sun (zone 5b), yet it has performed well. It is a large shrub, but it doesn't take up a lot of space because it has an upright growth habit. It does not need to be pruned until you want to limit its size. But why would you? It blooms from top to bottom. Each year it produces more blooms than the year before, and the blooms seem to last longer each year.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Sebastopol, California
Granite City, Illinois
Iowa City, Iowa
Fairway, Kansas
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Seligman, Missouri
Rochester, New York
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Enid, Oklahoma
Conway, South Carolina
North Augusta, South Carolina
Okatie, South Carolina
Pembroke, Virginia
Shorewood, Wisconsin



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