Botanical Name: Abelia grandiflora 'Prostrata'
Common Name: Prostrate white abelia Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape low growing, mounding low arching and spreading, with slender branches, young branches usually dark red – more compact and spreading than A. grandiflora Height 1-1/2-2' Spread 6' Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full/partial sun Soil prefers moist, slightly acidic loam soils; tolerates most Hardiness hardy (zones 5-24) Morphology: Leaves pinnate, opposite on square stems, ovate-deltoid, 1-1-1/2" long, 3/4" wide, slightly dentate, crenate margin – pale green Flowers terminal panicles, bisexual, white, tubular, 5-lobed, usually with 4 coppery bracts Fruit tiny leathery achene Propagation: semihardwood cuttings Usage: low filler or facer – large scale ground cover Landscape Care: Watering regular – not drought resistant Fertilizing balanced in spring Pruning head back and thin out old branches in late winter Pests/Diseases scale Special Conditions/Other Origin: China Family: Caprifoliaceae Notes: |
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