Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes'

Also Known As

Styrax japonica 'Pink Chimes'
Pink Chimes Japanese Snowbell
Pink Chimes Pink Japanese Snowbell

Plant type

tree

size

H: 15'-30'
W: 15'-25'

planting zones

5a-8b

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Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes' plant details

Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes' is a slow-growing broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge followed by green fruit. Attracts bees and birds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: styracaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 15 FT - 25 FT - wide, 15 FT - 30 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: fall color, fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This cultivar can grow as a shrub or small tree, with wide spreading horizontal branches which tend to weep. The flowers are light pink with showy yellow stamens and a nice fragrance. The bark fissures on older trees reveal an attractive orange inner layer that provides winter interest.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

With its pendulous clear pink bells, this small, fine-textured tree (20') makes an even prettier picture than the species; a lovely patio tree or accent, especially where the viewer can look up into the flowers S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

In June, charming, fragrant, light pink bell-shaped flowers dangle profusely beneath the length of their branches followed by earring-like seed pods that are nearly as pretty as the flowers. And while flowers or pods hang downward, its leaves arch upward. This small, deciduous tree, 20 ft tall x 15 ft wide, has bushy growth and usually a rounded or broad-topped canopy.This tree is a darling, to be sure. Deer-resistant.Minimum temperature: -20°F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Small, deciduous, upright tree with rounded from and medium green foliage. Appearing in May, the slightly fragrant flowers are bell-shaped, pink and pendulous. Yellow fall color.

By: Garden World

Crystaline pink flowers swaddle the branches each May and bath the surrounding air in their heady fragrance. Though typically trained as trees they could more easily be sold as shrubs.