Good plant #144 - Kolkwitzia Amabilis 'Pink Cloud'

This is just about the most floriferous flowering shrub I have ever come across - no wonder it's called the Beauty Bush. Each arching (almost weeping) stem is festooned with groups of pink flowers which cover virtually the whole shrub.  The only downside is that if it is left unpruned it can become huge - up to 10ft tall and almost as wide. My advice is to cut it back straight after flowering each year.  Weak, old, unwanted and dead shoots should be removed to their origins.  You should keep wanted strong shoots and remove about a third of the growth from them.

This shrub will grow in almost any soil but thrives in a sunny site.

You can take cutting in early autumn.

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