General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
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
  • Glossy Abelia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vesalea grandifolia
  • Synonym: Abelia grandifolia
  • Synonym: Linnaea grandifolia

Photo Gallery
Location: Vienna, VA
Date: 2012-09-12
Location: Colleyville, TX
Date: 2013-08-10
The pollinators love Abelias.
Location: Vienna, VA
Date: 2012-09-12
Location: Vienna, VA
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: Vienna, VA
Date: 2012-09-09
Bonsai
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-05-08
Photo taken when not blooming right after pruning.
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-08-23
4+ years old.  In raised concrete planter along driveway, part su

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