Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White, Multi-Colored

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Bronze, Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey, Tan

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Fragrance, Showy Flowers, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Parking Lot

 

Special Uses

Container, Erosion Control, Filler, Hedge, Screen

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

Abelia X grandiflora is a semi-evergreen shrub of medium size. It has small, pinkish-white, fragrant flowers that bloom from spring through the fall season. Bracts add a bronzy tint to the flowers. Abelia makes a good sheared hedge or screen. When unsheared, itis naturally arching.

This is a horticulture hybrid creation, "grandiflora does not exis it nature.