Scientific Name:
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Pronunciation:
koll-KWITZ-ee-uh uh-MAB-ih-liss
Common Name:
beautybush
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Branches upright, arching branches; leaves opposite, broadly ovate, 4-7cm long x 2-4cm wide, apex acuminate, margin serrate, pubescent, dark green; terminal corymbs 5-8cm wide, flowers 2-3cm wide, bell-shaped, 3 lower +2 smaller upper pink petals, May-June, flower stalks highly pubescent; fruit bristly reddish capsules. Winter ID: exfoliating bark (reminiscent of ninebark); opposite buds (unlike ninebark); capsules persistent, gray-brown.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Central China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include K. 'Maradco'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Green, cv. Maradco has yellowish leaves
Colour in Fall:
Red
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire, Serrate, Sinuate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink (pale to deep pink (especially in bud), yellow to orange throat)
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
U-shaped
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (NRY) NuRserY : cv. Maradco
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (PDW) PonD West
- (SGL) Sendell Gardens, Langley
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden