Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes'
(Japanese Snowbell 'pink Chimes')
Family - Styracaceae
Category - Shrub, Tree
Origin - Raised in Japan
Year of Introduction - Prior to 1976, when first recorded
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 6m or more
Width - 6m or more
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: A large Deciduous Shrub with a graceful, bushy habit. Small, dark green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape with pointed tips. Small, pale pink, nearly white, bell-shaped to star-shaped flowers are produced in pendent clusters in midsummer. The flowers are followed by round, green fruit.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
The correct botanical name is Styrax japonicus Benibana Group 'Pink Chimes'
Flower:
Pale pink, nearly white, bell-shaped to star-shaped flowers with deep red sepals are produced in June. The flowers are held in pendulous clusters and are followed by round, green fruit.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Bell-shaped to star-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Small, glossy dark green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape with pointed tips. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the slender branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.