Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty Bush, Chinese Beauty Bush
Kolkwitzia amabilis
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the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Plant Type:Medium deciduous shrub
Maximum Height:2-3m
Soil Type:Well drained, medium textured soil
Position:Full sun
Climatic Zone:Southern Australia
Propagation:Soft-tip cuttings in spring and summer, semi-hardwood cuttings, in late summer
Flowers:White to blush-pink flowers, late spring
Fragrance:Faintly perfumed

    "Kolkwitzia amibile! (The beauty bush). It does seem a pity about the name, doesn't it? But there it is! I don't think there could be a sweeter shrub. The arching sprays of pale, pale pink flowers in late spring please everyone that sees it, and it most obligingly surrounds itself with rooted pieces (suckers, if you will) that enable one to share them with one's friends and increase one's own supply of beauty."

    "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, October 1943.

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