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Help Identifying this Shrub
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lkn
Jun 23, 2016 1:42 PM CST
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I saw this shrub in a shopping center in the Charlotte NC area. Can anyone tell me what type of shrub it is? Thanks in advance.
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Post #1191960 (1)
Henhouse
Jun 25, 2016 11:48 AM CST
Name: Sherry Austin
Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)
I think it may be Abelia x grandiflora. The new growth is bronzy and it makes a nice evergreen hedge. Shearing it will remove the flowering buds.
Glossy Abelia (
Linnaea
'Edward Goucher')
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Post #1193989 (2)
plantladylin
Jun 25, 2016 12:40 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)
I agree, it sure looks a lot like a variety of
Glossy Abelia (
Linnaea
'Grandiflora')
to me too.
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Post #1194028 (3)
lkn
Jun 27, 2016 9:53 AM CST
Thread OP
Nice. Thank you both very much.
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