BOTANICAL NAME ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA
PRONUNCIATION ab - EE - lia grand - i - FLOR - ah
COMMON NAME Glossy Abelia
FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
CLASSIFICATION Shrub
ARRANGEMENT Opposite Whorled on lower part of new growth
COMPOSITION Simple
MARGIN Serrated
VEINS Pinnate
LEAF Length - 1” Width - 1/2”
PLANT Evergreen Height 4’ - 6’ Width 3’ - 5’ Upright
TEXTURE Medium
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’
CULTURAL PRACTICES
PROBLEMS
ZONES 6 - 10
NATIVE OF: Asia and Mexico
REFERENCES Manual of Woody Landscape Plants Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use