Abelia x grandiflora

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Plant
ID 102 Abelia x grandiflora
Botanic Name Abelia x grandiflora
Common Name Glossy Abelia
Family Name Caprifoliaceae
Cultivars 'Francis Mason', 'Compacta','Confetti','Dwarf Purple','Edward Goucher','Golden Glow','John Creech','Little Richard','Prostrata','Really Pink','Sherwoodii','Sunrise', 'Bronze Anniversary', 'Canyon Creek', 'Fiesta Variegat
Origin China, 1842-1847, Zone 7-10
Growth Type Shrub
Bark Type Cane-like
Foliage Type Evergreen Water Use Low
No. of Species 30
Growth Habit Vase-shape Growth Rate Medium
Height 1.5 - 3 m (5 - 10 ft) Spread 2.5 m (8 ft)
Plant Overview
This shrub has multiple woody cane-like, reddish-brown arching stems that form an open vase habit that becomes rounded with age. It has dark glossy green leaves that turn bronze in autumn and clusters of white funnel-shaped flower appear during summer.
Leaf
Type Simple Additional Information
Shape Ovate
The glossy dark green ovate leaves are from 15 mm (2/3 in) to 65 mm (2½ in) long by 30 mm (1 1/8 in) wide and have a crenate to serrate margin. It has an acute apex and a cuneate base with a short petiole up to 4mm (1/8 in) long.
Arrangement Opposite
Margin Crenate
Colour Dark glossy green
Size 20 - 40 mm ( 0.8 - 1.6 in )
Flower
Perfume Faint Additional Information
Shape Funnelform
The funnelform flower is coloured white, flushed with mauve pink. They are arranged in an axillary cyme or terminal panicle in groups of 3 to 5, appearing on the new growth throughout summer. The 5 red tinged sepals are persistent on the plant.
Inflorescence Panicle
Colour White - pink
Size 20 - 25 mm ( 0.8 - 1.0 in )
Flowering in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit
Type Sterile Additional Information
Colour
The small one seeded leathery achene is crowned with the persistent enlarged sepals and contains 1-cylindrical seed is not produced. The plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.
Edible No
Bird Attractive No
Size 0 - 0 mm ( 0.0 - 0.0 in )
Fruiting in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Environment & Cultivation
Natural Soil Well drained moist to dry sandy to clay loam, chalky soils, pH 5.5-8.0
Container Tubs, planter boxes, roof gardens
Climate Temperate
Aspect Full sun to partial shade, drought and frost tolerant, wind protection
Pest & Diseases Leaves become chlorotic in alkaline soil, aphids, leaf spot, powdery mildew
Fertiliser Apply complete fertiliser from spring to summer and keep moist and mulched
Pruning Remove dead canes and shape during winter, tolerates a hard prune to shape
Cultural Uses Propagation
The Glossy Abelia is grown for its dense bushy habit and its clusters of white flowers. It is planted in parks and gardens along borders for screening or trimmed to form a hedge. It is also planted against walls or used in planter boxes.
Take soft tip cuttings from spring to summer and semi hardwood cuttings from summer to autumn. Take hardwood cuttings during winter. This shrub transplants easily, wrap the root ball and keep moist.
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