Common Name:Abelia

Scientific Name: Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia - Oval-shaped Growth Habit

Classification: Deciduous         USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Size:

• 4' to 6' wide X 6' to 10' height

Growth Habit:

• Oval-shaped
• Graceful
• Moderate to rapid growth rate

Bark:

• Old stems become more or less striped with vertical strips of light and dark peeling bark

Abelia - Opposite Arrangement

Foliage:

• Deciduous
• Simple leaves
• Opposite leaf arrangement
• Ovate to oval leaf shape
• Serrate leaf margin

Abelia Inflorescence Terminal Panicles

Inflorescence: 

• Loose, terminal panicles
  • Ball-shaped
• White to pink flowers
• Blooms throughout the summer

Fruit:

• None

Use:

• Ornamental
• Hedge
• Shrub

Problems:

• None serious

Culture:

• Full sun to part shade
• Grows in a wide range of conditions
• Responds to fertility and supplemental moisture

Propagation:

• Semi-hardwood to hardwood cuttings

Notes:

• Dwarf cultivars exist-'Edward Goucher'-grows up to 3 to 4 ft. with compact pink flowers