LESPEDEZA thunbergii

Thunberg lespedeza, Thunberg bush clover

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LESPEDEZA thunbergii

Thunberg lespedeza, Thunberg bush clover

Late flowering shrub, pinky purple pea flowers weigh down the branches in early autumn.
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  • Maintenance advice : Severely prune at the end of winter, almost at ground level.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Northern China; introduced by Von Siebold (D) around 1837
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : bush, spreading
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Purple violet
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Dense vegetation with long, drooping and arched branches. Purple-violet flowers in clusters of 15 to 80 cm long from August to October. Tolerates dry conditions. Excellent as a rockery plant, on a wall or in containers. It covers well the surface on which it is drooping. Synonym: L. Sieboldii; Desmodium penduliflorum.