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Michael Dirr
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| Kolkwitzia amabilis |
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Requires full sun.
Moderate climate.
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 4 to Zone 8
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "6 to 10' in height and usually slightly smaller in spread, can grow to 15'. Upright arching, vase-shaped shrub, somewhat fountain-like in overall effect; becomes leggy with age and most of the foliage is in upper one-half of the plant. Older stems should be pruned out every year; to renew plant simply cut it to the ground after flowers; flowers on old wood."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Pink, Yellow
Season(s):
Late Spring
Dirr says: "pink, yellow in throat, flaring bell-shaped, two-together, 1/2" long, about as wide as the mouth, May - early June, borne in 2 to 3" diameter corymbs. The principal attribute of this plant is the flower; full flower mid to late April on the Georgia campus."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and red in the fall.
Dirr says: "slightly yellowish to reddish in winter."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "Probably belongs where it can develop alone, but hardly falls into the category of a specimen plant; rather pretty in flower but too coarse and cumbersome for many landscapes. In flower it is singularly effective; however, the rest of the year it gives one a headache."
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Other:
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Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Insects
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Kolkwitzia amabilis is hardy in these areas:| Alsip, IL | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | | Bronx, NY | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | | Canton, MI | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | | College Point, NY | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | | Easton, PA | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Emmaus, PA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Ferndale, MI | Florence, SC | | Flushing, NY | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Highland Park, MI | | Hunt Valley, MD | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | | Little Neck, NY | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Middle Village, NY | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newport News, VA | | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Parkville, MD | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Rego Park, NY | Ridgewood, NY | | Riverdale, IL | Rosedale, MD | Sparrows Point, MD | | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | Temperance, MI | | Towson, MD | Trenton, MI | Virginia Beach, VA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI | Woodside, NY |
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