Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar' /Pink Bush Clover

Mounding mass of draping stems with small pink flowers
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Mounding mass of draping stems with small pink flowers	Pink flowers in spring and summer	Many pink flowers in spring and summer
Plant grow fast and attain a height of about five feet or more	Plants spread as wide as their height	Flowers occur on new growth
Close-up of flowers	Specimen shrub


Scientific Name:	Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'
Common Name:	Pink Bush Clover
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Determine Your Zone
Height:	5-8 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Summer
Fruit color:	Pink, Purple
Light Exposure:	Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist, Dry
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Comments:	Usually grown as a perennial and is cut back to the ground in early spring. It flowers on new wood. Easy to grow and has some drought tolerance.