Pink Cascade tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall8 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Notes
'Pink Cascade' tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade') is a shrub. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It blooms from early to late summer and grows at a rapid rate. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant, so it handles tough sites.
Pairs well with Maiden pink, Foxtail barley, and Black Oil sunflower.