Summer Glow Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima 'Summer Glow'
Height: 12 feet
Spread: 9 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 2a
Description:
A stunning shrub for textural effect, featuring extremely fine and wispy foliage and fuzzy rosy pink flowers throughout summer; very vigorous, loose and open; extremely tolerant of dry, alkaline or salty soils; use as a textural accent in the garden
Ornamental Features
Summer Glow Tamarisk features airy plumes of hot pink flowers rising above the foliage from early to late summer. It has bluish-green deciduous foliage. The threadlike sprays of foliage do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Landscape Attributes
Summer Glow Tamarisk is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.
This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Invasive
Summer Glow Tamarisk is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Summer Glow Tamarisk will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 9 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 25 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
