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Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher'

Glossy Abelia

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Information by: Buchanan's Native Plants        Photographer: GardenSoft

 

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

Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.