Kolkwitzia amabilis Seeds | Linnaea
LATIN NAME: Kolkwitzia amabilis
COMMON NAME: Beauty Bush
Plant Profile
Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) grows as a shrub in the honeysuckle family. Beauty bush carries its small, funnel-shaped, pink flowers with yellow throats along arching stems, and the whole shrub stands in the wide, fountain-like clumps. The flowers pull in pollinating insects, which quietly widens its usefulness in the garden. It is hard to name another plant that gives this much for this little trouble.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Kolkwitzia amabilis ranges from the botany of the honeysuckle family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. Raising it from seed today is a matter of ordinary good practice rather than specialist skill.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Beauty Bush earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. Beauty bush is a fine, bright shrub of border and study collection. It is a fine, bright shrub of open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden. Give young plants deep, well-drained bed, and pink flowers will line arching stems in late spring. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
Beauty bush is a fountain of pink spring bloom, purely ornamental and beloved by bees.
Growing from Seed
Beauty Bush is one of those generous plants that come along well from seed. Sow on the surface of a gritty, well-drained mix, cover lightly with fine compost, and maintain gentle, even moisture in a sunny position. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
Beauty Bush repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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