Abelia x grandiflora

Botanical Name: Abelia x grandiflora
Common Name: glossy abelia
Family Name: Caprifoliaceae
Distribution/Origin: Garden origin

Leaf: Simple, Green, Red(summer)/Green, Yellow, Dark-red(fall), Ovate/Acuminate/Obtuse/Entire/
Serrulate*(base entire but mid-leaf to apex with small teeth)

Bud: Opposite

Inflorescence: Showy, Pink, Fragrant, Cyme, Jun/Jul/Aug

Fruit/Seed: Capsule, Brown, Not showy, Oct, Nov

Stem/Bark: Yellow, Brown, Smooth, Lightly fissured

Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m/Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m
Habit: Twiggy
Form: Round

Soil: Acidic, Well-drained

Moisture: Moderate

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness Zone(USDA): 6

Landscape uses: Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Sheared hedge, Summer interest

Notes: Broadleaf evergreen