Adorable Abelia.
The Abelia ( Abelia x grandiflora ) is a medium sized evergreen shrub , growing to around 2 metres in height. It has attractive small shiny green leaves, and masses of small trumpet -shaped white flowers. It has a very long flowering season, and the look of the plant is enhanced by the persisent sepals ( base of the flowers) which have a starry-like affect amongst the flowers and foliage. There are many different cultivars of Abelia, some with golden coloured foliage called "Frances mason", and other Variegated (two colour foliage) varieties. Abelia is a good hedge plant for screens and privacy, or a good specimen plant on it's own. Plant in the full sun for best results. Abelia will grow in most climates without severely cold winters. Photos are from Sydney gardens.
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Abelia shrubs are one of those old fashioned plants that became popular because of interesting foliage, showy flowers, reliable performance and simple abelia care. Learn how to grow abelia in your landscape for these characteristics.
When planting abelia in your yard, choose a prominent spot, as abelia shrubs are no longer just to hide the foundation of your home. Also, choose a spot that gets full to partial sun.
Little is need with regards to the care of these shrubs, though regular watering improves performance. When growing the standard Abelia grandiflora, leave room for the plant to spread to 6 feet and reach 6 to 10 feet in height.
The habit of the glossy abelia plant is to spread. Newer cultivars are more compact and require less pruning; therefore, abelia care is less time consuming.
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Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best flowering in full sun. Prefers moist, organically rich soils which drain well. Somewhat evergreen in the South, but generally deciduous in the St. Louis area where stems may suffer substantial damage (including dying to the ground) in cold winters. Significant stem damage can be expected when winter temperatures approach zero degrees F. Best sited in a protected location in the St. Louis area. Blooms on new wood, so prune as needed (e.g., remove stems lost to winter and, if desired, thin to the ground up to 1/3 of old stems) in late winter to early spring.
It is a rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub in the honeysuckle family. Typically grows on gracefully arching branches to 2-4' tall in the St. Louis area, but usually taller (to 6' tall ) in the warm winter climates of the South (USDA Zones 8-9). In years where the stems die to the ground in winter but the plant survives, flowering will still occur, but on smaller plants that typically reach a height of only 1-1.5'. Features clusters of white-tinged-pink, bell-shaped flowers (to 3/4" long) which appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends over a long and continuous late spring to fall bloom period. Flowers are fragrant. Ovate, glossy, dark green leaves (to 1.25" long) turn purplish-bronze in autumn.
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Abelia x grandiflora is a medium sized semi-evergreen shrub, growing to around 2m, with arching branches, bearing small glossy oval leaves and clusters of pale pink, slightly fragrant flowers over a long period from mid-summer.
These shrubs have attractive foliage, which partially accounts for their longtime use in the landscape.
The evergreen abelia has red foliage throughout the summer, becoming even deeper and more brilliant in autumn through winter.
Flowers offer several bursts of bloom from spring to fall, with clusters of fragrant and frilly pink and white tublar flowers.
The glossy Abelia plant grows in a variety of soil types, but responds best to a fertile soil amended with organic material.
Little is needed with regards to the care of these shrubs, though regular watering improves performance.
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Abelia is evergreen, although the foliage changes color in the fall to a deep bronze-red. In the spring, it is covered with small white or pale-pink flowers that are sweetly scented, and new flowers continue to open for six to eight months, until midfall.
The flowers are intensely attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators, adding a second dimension of color and life to the landscape.
The glossy abelia, or simply abelia (Abelia × grandiflora), is a hybrid plant that can be found in old gardens across North Texas. It is the lucky product of a union between two species, A. chinensis and A. uniflora. That is why the multiplication symbol appears in its scientific name.
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STOPAbelia x grandiflora
Glossy abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) is evergreen in warm climates and semievergreen in colder climates, growing up to 10 feet tall with arching branches that spread up to 12 feet. For smaller spaces, "Confetti," a cultivar of glossy abelia, grows to only 3 feet tall.
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If you think the shrub is ho-hum, then you haven't seen Abelia. It is a selection of the plant abelia grandiflora that has been popularly grown in Australia since the 1960s, and it stands out like a beacon in the landscape with its almost flaming or glowing foliage.
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There are many different Abelia varieties. Mexican abelia (Abelia floribunda) which is resistant to drought, wind and pollution, has longer flowers than the other abelias. Its trumpet-shaped drooping blossoms are cerise or cherry-colored, hanging in clusters among the glossy, dark green leaves.
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Francis Mason Abelia is also a low-growing cultivar, only 3 to 4 feet tall. Its leaves are variegated yellow with green tinges or all yellow. Canyon Creek Abelia grows 4 to 6 feet tall and has features of interest in all seasons. New growth is bronze to copper, eventually turning dark green. Winter foliage is antique bronze, red and pink. With a little bit of luck, you can take a shot of this gorgeous frosted Abelia.
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And last, but not least Abelia "Mardi Gras". Foliage turns copper-colored in winter. Copper-red plant stems add to the festive look of "Mardi Gras," while fragrant pink flowers with rose-colored calyces attract butterflies. This plant's height is 2 to 3 feet, with a spread of 3 to 4 feet.
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Gardeners are often looking for deer resistant plants that have landscape appeal throughout the growing season. Plant breeders have responded with the development of new varieties such as two new cultivars developed from the Chinese Abelia.
The genus is named after Clarke Abel (1780-1826) who was a physician and author who loved China. But the shrubby abelias have come a long way since they were first discovered. The latest new varieties were developed a few years ago at the University of Georgia.
Rose Creek Abelia
‘Rose Creek’ Abelia has evergreen leaves that look pink toned at first but by late summer and through winter they look purplish. Repeated clusters of fragrant white tubular shaped flowers are produced all through the growing season.
Below each flower there is a light pink calyx so that color remains even after the flowers fade. The plant grows into a mounded shape 2-3 feet tall and at least 3 feet wide with reddish stems and flowers from May through frost. It is an excellent choice for shrub borders and foundation plantings.
There is also the taller 4-6 foot variety called ‘Canyon Creek’ with coppery pink leaves turning to yellow then to green with light pink flowers throughout the growing season.
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