Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher'
Glossy Abelia
Description
Lacy and compact with graceful arching branches. Bears small, lilac pink, slightly fragrant flowers with orange throats during summer. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate, glossy, small, dark green. Turning bronze in autumn. Useful as a shrub border, divider, or informal hedge. This evergreen shrub has a mounded habit. It does best in full to part sun with regular watering in well-draining soil. It doesn't tolerate standing water. Looks great in containers. Attracts birds, bees and butterflies. Prune after flowering season. Established plants are 4' tall and 5' wide.
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
Growth Rate
Moderate
Soil Type
Sandy, Loam
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained, Moist
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
Attracts Bees
Different areas of your landscape have different water requirements.
Shrubs need much less water than lawns and drip systems should never be scheduled on the same program with lawns.
Establish separate watering schedules for those areas.