LESPEDEZA bicolor 'Summer Beauty
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LESPEDEZA bicolor 'Summer Beauty
Commonly known as Bush clover
Rose-purple pea flowers, erect habit. Requires full sun
£19.50 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Good to know
Useful late-flowering plants -
Pests & Diseases
None. -
Place of origin
Eastern Asia. -
Deciduous3-palmate mid- to dark-green leaves consisting of oval leaflets to 5cm (2in) long.
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Purple
Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violetRose purple -
BorderSuits a mixed or shrub border
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Fully hardy
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Palmate
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Height
1.5m (5ft) -
Spread
1.5m (5ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightUpright shrub with arching shoots. Flowers to 1cm (½in) long are produced in slender racemes 5-12cm (2-5in) or more long, from the upper leaf axils.
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Pruning group 4
Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
When: Annually in early Spring.
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Summer Seasonal Interest
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Fertile well drained soil
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Full sun
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Mature Size1.5m (5ft)
1.5m (5ft)
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Lespedeza - Growing Guide