Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum Group
Rose flowered white forsythia, Korean abelialeaf
Also known as Abeliophyllum distichum 'Roseum'
- Height × spread
- 2m × 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Winter, Spring, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This is generally grown with the protection of a wall where it makes a framework of bare grey branches. It flowers in spring before the leaves open. The sweetly fragrant flowers are held in small sprays, and are coloured a soft pink shade. They bow their heads and hang, close-packed on slender stalks. The leaves are green and take on ruddy tints from late summer. This shrub is normally tied into the wall that supports it and is pruned after flowering has finished.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Autumn foliage
- Red-ruddy
- Stem colour
- Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 2m
- Spread
- 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Spring, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Small scale garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring-Winter · Planting
Tie branches to supports
This plant is usually grown up walls, trellis or fences. Since the plant cannot naturally support itself, it needs to be fixed to wires or other supports attached to the wall, trellis or fence.
The plant is most attractive when trained or it can become ugly with bare-stems. Use string or 'soft fixings' to attach the branches to the wires or supports on walls, trellis or fences.
Winter
Winter-Spring · Planting
Prune after flowering
When flowering has finished, cut the plant hard back removing all stems to buds that are 30cm to 45cm above ground level.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.