BOTANICAL NAME ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA
PRONUNCIATION ab - EE - lia grand - i - FLOR - ah
COMMON NAME Glossy Abelia
FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
Life Cycle Evergreen Perennial
Growth Habit Shrub Height 4’ - 6’ Width 3’ - 5’ Upright
ARRANGEMENT Opposite Whorled on lower part of new growth
MARGIN Serrated
LEAF Elliptical Length - 1” Width - 1/2”
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Summer Pink
FRUIT Insignificant
EXPOSURE Part shade Shade
GROWTH Medium
USE Hedge Foundation
DESCRIPTION Dark green leaves that are shiney above May be purple-green in winter
DESCRIPTION Flowers is funnel shaped in clusters of 3 - 4; fragrant Twigs are reddish brown with vertical spiraling streaks in the bark
DESCRIPTION Cv.‘Edward Goucher’ Cv. ‘Prostrata’ Cv. ‘Francis Macon’ Cv. ‘Kaleidoscope’
PROBLEMS
ZONES 6 - 10
NATIVE OF: Asia and Mexico