Common name: hybrid abelia
Family name: Caprifoliaceae

  • flimsy leaves
  • long flowering
  • calices turn red in the sun
  • 5 lobed flowers
  • fruit is dry capsule
  • second year – arching stem produce branched which arch again
  • branches from base
  • tends to renew itself from the base
  • leaf is rhomboidal or somewhat ovate
  • oppositely arranged leaves
  • flowers are terminal on secondary branches
  • known for pink flowers in summer
  • broad leafed evergreen plant
  • Hardy plant through damage
  • grows to about 2-2.5 metres
  • somewhat shade tolerant
  • deciduous shrub
  • USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

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