Abelia
Abelia grandiflora
Pronounced: ah-BEE-li-ah gran-dee-FLORE-uh
Evergreen – Sun / Part Shade
Height: 6’ – 8’ Spread 6’-8’
Spacing: 3’ – 6’
HABIT: Summer flowering shrub, tiny white or pink flowers. New growth in long shoots, bronze foliage color. Dwarf varieties (3’ – 5’ ht.) are available which are suited to smaller gardens: ‘Sherwood,’ ‘Prostrate,’ and ‘Edward Goucher.’ Abelia is native to Asia.
CULTURE: Easy to grow in any soil, drought tolerant.
USES: Boundary hedge, screen, barrier. Dwarf varieties are good for mass plantings.
PROBLEMS: Few; plant looks bad when sheared into hedge.
