#Abelia kaleidoscope colors full

#Abelia kaleidoscope colors full

Linnaea × grandiflora blooms Leonora Enking CC-BY-SA 2.0 Linnaea × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Linnaea × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' foliage Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Persistent caylx James Gaither CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Whole plant Jim Robbins CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Abelia x grandiflora bloom stalk Debbie Roos Linnaea x grandiflora 'Mardi Gras' - full plant in bloom Jim Lawrence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Leaf of 'Ruby Anniversary' in December K. Tags: #fragrant #hummingbird friendly #evergreen #showy flowers #full sun tolerant #drought tolerant #interesting bark #white flowers #easy to grow #pink flowers #small shrub #nectar plant #low maintenance #fall interest #mass planting #air pollution tolerant #cpp #foundation planting #border planting #glossy #screening #pollinator plant #butterfly friendly #partial shade tolerant #bee friendly #landscape plant sleuths course #wildlife friendly 'Canyon Creek', 'Confetti', 'Edward Goucher', 'Francis Mason', 'Hopleys', 'Kaleidoscope', 'Little Richard', 'Mardis Gras', 'Prostrata', 'Radiance', 'Rose Creek', 'Ruby Anniversery', 'Sherwoodii', 'Silver Anniversary', 'Sunrise', 'Sunshine Daydream' Reddish foliage spring and fall, white flowersĭwarf, up to 3 feet, smaller leaves and flowers New green foliage turns glossy yellow as it matures with pink flowersĬompact up to 3 feet, small white flowers, foliage bright red, turns glossy green, and then tangerine pink More compact 3'-5' with lavender-pink flowers Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: West Side Foundation Planting in Cabarrus County Cultivars / Varieties:Ĭoppery pink leaves that turn yellow then green, light pink flowersĬream variegated foliage that turns red in cool temperatures VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy, and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. Winter dieback can occur in colder planting zones. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The glossy abelia has no serious insect pests or diseases. Bell-shaped, white flowers have a persistent reddish calyx.Opposite leaves have reticulate venation.Reddish new growth has three to four leaves per node.Planted in mass, this shrub will add color and a slight fragrance to the landscape.īloom: Spring, Summer, and Fall Foliage: Spring, Summer, and Fall Consider using this hybrid shrub as an accent, border, hedge, privacy screen, or mass planting. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are attracted to its flowers.

Glossy abelia is versatile, easy to grow, tough, and has a very long blooming season. In zones 6 to 7, the shrub may freeze during the winter and die back to the ground. It is semi-evergreen to evergreen in the warm climates of the southern United States (zones 9 to 11), but it is usually deciduous in colder planting zones (zone 8). Once established, glossy abelia requires very little maintenance. It is also resistant to Phytophthora root rot. The shrub is frost tender and is best planted in a protected site to prevent freeze damage. The flowers bloom on new wood therefore, pruning, if needed, may be done in late winter and early spring. It is hardy, drought tolerant, erosion tolerant, deer resistant, and easy to grow, but intolerant to salty soil. It prefers moist, well-drained soils of loam, clay, or sand. The glossy abelia can be grown in full sun or partial shade, but it will flower best in full sun. The specific epithet, grandiflora, means 'large-flowered.' Clark Abel, an English physician, and naturalist from the 18th century. It is also known as Abelia x grandiflora. The genus name, Linnaea, is derived from Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist (1778). Since the hybridization, over 30 cultivars have been developed.

This hybrid is believed to have originated in Italy and was officially introduced in 1886. The shrub grows from 2 to 8 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide, but the size may vary depending on the cultivar. Blooming occurs from late spring to fall. The flowers are clusters of small, white to pink blooms that are bell-shaped, fragrant, and have pink or purple sepals. It has arching branches and small glossy ovate dark green leaves with tinges of red.

It is a cross between Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora. Glossy abelia is a medium-sized, round, dense, multi-stemmed, hybrid shrub in the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) family. Phonetic Spelling LIN-ay-ee-uh gran-dih-FLOR-uh Description