Botanical Name: Abelia grandiflora
Common Name: Glossy abelia
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character semi-deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright to spreading, large mounded canopy, many thin stems arching outwards – stems dark red
Height 4-8' (10')
Spread equal
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full/partial sun
Soil moist, well-draining loam
Hardiness hardy (zones 5-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, ovate, 1-2" long, serrate, dark, glossy green above, paler beneath
Flowers pinkish white, bell-shaped, 5 lobed corolla, calyx mostly 4 pale bronze sepals, mostly terminal racemes – summer through fall
Fruit tiny capsule – rarely seen
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
large filler, informal hedge for its profuse display of flowers, screen, barrier
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs average water
Fertilizing balanced in spring, plus iron
Pruning selectively head back, DO NOT SHEAR, prune in winter/spring
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Caprifoliaceae

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