Abelia × grandiflora
Glossy Abelia

Previously known as:  Abelia rupestris var. grandiflora, Abelia x rupestris, Linnaea x grandiflora
Abelia × grandiflora - Overall Shrub
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (White, pink-flushed terminal flower panicles all summer)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer); Bronze (Leaves persist or turn bronze-purple before falling in winter)
 Stem Notes:
Red (Reddish purple to reddish brown, exfoliating with age, peels in string-like threads)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
3-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-6 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers slightly acid, moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Hybrid origin
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Lustrous dark green leaves are opposite, 0.5-1.5" long, with dentate margins. May be bearded near base of midrib beneath. Stems narrow, and young are pubescent and older exfoliate.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Bank Cover 48
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Mass Plantings 288

    • Additional Information

    Glossy Abelia can develop chlorosis on high pH soils. Yearly pruning is required to remove deadwood and this plant may become leggy with age if not killed back in winter.

    When Abelia × grandiflora has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

    Flowering

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    No Fruiting Observations Available

    1 Abelia × grandiflora found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12026_00034*AHORTPARK

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