1. BOTANICAL NAME
ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA

2. PRONUNCIATION
ab - EE - lia grand - i - FLOR - ah

3. COMMON NAME
Glossy Abelia

5. FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae

6. CLASSIFICATION
Shrub

8. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite
Whorled on lower part of new growth

9. COMPOSITION
Simple

10. MARGIN
Serrated

11. VEINS
Pinnate

12. LEAF
Length - 1”
Width - 1/2”

14. PLANT
Evergreen
Height 4’ - 6’
Width 3’ - 5’
Upright

16. TEXTURE
Medium

17. FLOWER
Summer
Pink

20. FRUIT
Insignificant

21. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Shade

22. GROWTH
Medium

23. USE
Hedge
Foundation

24. DESCRIPTION Dark green leaves that are shiney above
May be purple-green in winter

26. DESCRIPTION Flowers is funnel shaped in clusters of 3 - 4; fragrant
Twigs are reddish brown with vertical spiraling streaks in the bark

28. DESCRIPTION
Cv.‘Edward Goucher’
Cv. ‘Prostrata’
Cv. ‘Francis Macon’

30. CULTURAL PRACTICES

31. PROBLEMS

32. ZONES
6 - 10

33. NATIVE OF:
Asia and Mexico

34. REFERENCES Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use