beauty bush
Kolkwitzia amabilis
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink with yellow throat
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) is an arching shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Pink flowers with yellow throats open in early to late spring and draw hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Star magnolia, Standing Ovation little bluestem, Lily, and Hazelnut.
Native range
Eastern China.