Lespedeza bicolor 'Summer Beauty' - Shrub Bush Clover

Shrub Bush Clover

Lespedeza bicolor 'Summer Beauty'

  • Profuse violet to pink flowers
  • Sweet pea-shaped flowers held on small panicles
  • Seed pods persist into the winter
  • Large arching shrub
  • Bloom Time: Late summer

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Violet

HEIGHT:
125-150 cm

SPREAD:
175-200 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Any pruning to maintain size and shape on this woody perennial should be done in the winter or early spring to ensure next season's flowering. Fast growing, it will reach 125 cm in time for late summer flowering.

Additional Notes about Shrub Bush Clover:


Densely rooted, this plant and its cousin, L. thunbergii, was used as erosion control in the Southern U.S. and has become invasive there.

Characteristics & Attributes


ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fruit
FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Sum-Fall
Summer
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Hedge
Specimen

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Lespedeza bicolor 'Summer Beauty'