beautybush Caprifoliaceae Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebn.   symbol: KOAM80
	Leaf: Opposite, simple, ovate, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, entire or with a few sparse shallow teeth, long tip, dull green above, paler below. Flower: Pink, bell shaped, 1 inch long, in showy, numerous clusters, appearing in late spring. Fruit: Hairy, bristly capsule, 1/4 inch long in loose clusters. Twig: Slender, at first fuzzy, but later glabrous; buds small. Bark: Light brown, it splits vertically and eventually peels and exfoliates. Form: Arching, spreading shrub, graceful hanging branches, reaches 8 feet tall, usually as wide as it is tall.
	USDA Plants Database Kolkwitzia amabilis is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.