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Dipelta floribunda

Also Known As

Rosy Dipelta

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'-10'
W: 6'-8'

planting zones

5a-8b

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Dipelta floribunda plant details

Dipelta floribunda is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer pink, white and yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in alkaline, average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Dipelta floribunda

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 6 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: pink, white and yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Dipelta floribunda

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

Soil needs: alkaline, average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

?A large shrub of first class garden merit? (Hillier), this Chinese beauty (to 12') has a profusion of fragrant, pink-flushed-yellow, Weigela-like flowers in early summer. S-PSh/M/neutral-alkaline

By: Forestfarm

A large shrub with weigela looking flowers in May – June. The pink flowers cover this pretty plant. Mike Dirr says it is unknown outside arboreta. New to us so we can try this plant together.

By: Gossler Farms

A charming shrub with fragrant foxglove like creamy white tinged pink blooms with a yellow throat which age to white and ash-brown bark which exfoliates in long strips. While the flowers are showy, the persistent Calyces are even more so, starting pale green, going through a rosy stage and finally bronze. Prefers well-drained alkaline soil. Prune oldest stems after flowering. *While RHS says Dipelta will take part shade, based on seeing one in fairly deep shade, we feel they have far less blooms. It seemed happy so if you're desperate for it and only have shade, it will grow but may not bloom as lushly. Soil: Well-drained, alkaline