Description | Pink Fountains Bush Clover (Lespedeza) produces masses of rosy pink flowers that cause the branches to arch over. Treated as a woody shrub in warmer regions and a herbaceous perennial in the colder areas. |
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Pronunciation | (les-pe-DE-za)(thun-BER-je-eye) |
Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Temperature | foliage will die back in he colder climates and the plant is often treated as a herbaceous perennial ( in zone 7b it dies almost completely to the ground (Dirr)) |
Flowers | rosy pink pea shaped flowers in up to 6 inch racemes, flowering stems are so heavy from the flowers that the arch |
Leaves | trifoliate, bluish |
Maintenance | in the colder regions cut back to 6 inches in the spring or late fall |
Propagation | division |
Misc Facts | AKA: Pink Fountains Bush Clover (Lespedeza) |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |