Family | Caprifoliaceae |
Scientific name | Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebner |
Synonyms | Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebner var. calicina Pampanini; Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebner var. tomentosa Pampanini |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shouki-utsugi [Zhong Kui utsugi (utsugi = a tree which has empty body] |
(English common name) beautybush | |
Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
(Other nations) [native] China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants 2-3m. Leaves 3-8cm length. Flowers pink (inside white) corollas ca. 1.5cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebn. |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |