The Beauty Bush, or Kolkwitzia amabilis which is the common botanical name, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. The plant originated in Central China and was named for Richard Kolkwitz, a professor of botany in Berlin. The plant is an arching, spreading shrub, with brown flaky bark and graceful hanging branches that can grow up to eight feet tall. It is usually as wide as it is tall. The plant blooms in late spring and early Summer. Its pink flowers are about one-inch long and bell-shaped, growing in showy, numerous clusters. Leaves are dark and oval shaped. Seeds of this quickly growing plant will germinate in 1 to 2 weeks, and once it is large enough, it responds very well to pruning. Full instructions included on see package. Seeds are packaged by weight, not number of seeds per pack. Net Weight: 320 milligramsAges 4 and up.