General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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Life cycle: |
Perennial
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Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Plant Height: |
4-6 feet |
Plant Spread: |
4-6 feet |
Leaves: |
Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Glossy green foliage turns orange-red in fall
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Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
Other: Blooms on old wood, so prune as needed immediately after flowering
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Flower Color: |
White
Other: Pink buds open to extremely fragrant, tubular, pinkish-white flowers
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Flower Time: |
Other: May to June
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Uses: |
Windbreak or Hedge
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Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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- Fragrant Abelia
- Korean Abelia
- Hardy Abelia
- Glossy Abelia
- Accepted: Zabelia tyaihyoni
- Synonym: Abelia mosanensis
- Synonym: Abelia tyaihyoni
Posted by
frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Feb 22, 2018 9:54 AM concerning plant:
Requires full sun and flowers on old wood, which means that it should be pruned after flowering. Recommended by Michael Dirr. More hardy than A. x grandiflora which has not survived the Michigan winters for me. Pink buds open to fragrant, tubular, pinkish-white flowers. Attractive to butterflies. Fall foliage is orange-red. Semi-evergreen. AKA Zabelia tyaihyonii and commonly call fragrant Abelia or Korean Abelia (It's a native of Korea). Abelia 'Bridal Bouquet' could be a marketing name for the species or possibly the same as A. mosanensis 'Monia'.
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