Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Fountain'

Profuse with pink-purple flowers
Sweet-pea-shaped flowers are held on small panicles
Seed pods persist into the winter
Medium to large arching shrub
Bloom Time: Late summer

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Pink

HEIGHT:
125-150 cm

SPREAD:
125-150 cm

Currently Unavailable

Substitutions Are Available

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. bicolor, was used as erosion control in the Southern U.S. and has become invasive there.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun

Fast

Drought Tolerant

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Average to Dry Soils

ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous

FLOWERING TIME:
Fall
Lt. Sum-Fall

HABIT:
Clumping
Upright
Vase-shape

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green

LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen
Hedge
Foundation planting

Shrub Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Fountain'

Currently Unavailable

Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Additional Notes about Shrub Bush Clover:

Characteristics & Attributes

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Fountain'

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'

SHRUB BUSH CLOVER