Pink Abelia
Abelia x 'Edward Goucher'
Beautiful, semi-evergreen shrub with gracefully arching branches. Small, bell shaped, lilac pink flowers; leaves turn bronzy in fall. Useful in a border planting, as a divider or informal hedge.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-BE-lia |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 5 - 24, 28 - 35 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 4 to 6 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Repeat Flowering |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Fall Color |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Hedge |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0010 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
A fine-textured, lacy and open shrub that associates well with dark-green shrubs in a border, on a sunny bank or near corners for a softening effect.
Beautiful, semi-evergreen shrub with gracefully arching branches. Small, bell shaped, lilac pink flowers; leaves turn bronzy in fall. Useful in a border planting, as a divider or informal hedge.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
A fine-textured, lacy and open shrub that associates well with dark-green shrubs in a border, on a sunny bank or near corners for a softening effect.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-BE-lia |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 5 - 24, 28 - 35 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 4 to 6 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Repeat Flowering |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Fall Color |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Hedge |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0010 |
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