General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
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
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Blooms on old wood, so prune as needed immediately after flowering
Flower Color: White
Other: Pink buds open to extremely fragrant, tubular, pinkish-white flowers
Flower Time: Other: May to June
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Fragrant Abelia
  • Korean Abelia
  • Hardy Abelia
  • Glossy Abelia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Zabelia tyaihyoni
  • Synonym: Abelia mosanensis
  • Synonym: Abelia tyaihyoni

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-05-17
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2018-05-09
Location: UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin
Photo by Salicyna
Location: Meise botanical garden
Location: Ohio
Date: 2010-05-03
Very fragrant flowers
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Location: Meise botanical garden
Date: 2022-05-17
Location: Botanical Garden Delft (The Netherlands)
Date: 2016-07-14
Location: Botanical Garden Delft (The Netherlands)
Date: 2016-07-14
Location: Ohio
Date: 2008-10-06
New growth in the spring
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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Ohio
Date: 2009-11-11
Autumn leaf color
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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
"Abelia mosanensis, 2017, [Korean Abelia], uh-BEEL-yuh mo-sahn-EN
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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-05-01
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-04-24

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Comments:
  • 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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