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Areas of Origin:
Asia. Introduced into Europe in 1886.
Full grown size: Height up to 2 metres (6.5'), width up to 1,5
metres(4.9').
Foliage: Semi-evergreen.
Soil type: Well drained
Hardiness: Hardy tolerant to -20°C.
Exposure : Full sun.
Properties and uses:
The
Abelia grandiflora is an extremely beautiful shrub with an abundance
of pinkish white flowers from July through to September. Because of
its hardiness, the Abelia grandiflora is used in the composition of
numerous mixed flowering hedges. Either as a specimen tree in the
garden or in a tub, the Abelia grandiflora will make a beautiful
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The Abelia
grandiflora goes beautifully with :
Beauty Bush 'Pink Cloud' (Kolwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud), abundant pale
pink blossom in June - July, red foliage in the autumn
Border Forsythia (Forsythia intermedia), early golden yellow blossom
Buddleia (Buddleia Davidii), abundant and scented blossom throughout summer,
highly attractive to butterflies
Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica), beautiful white blossom throughout
spring and summer, followed by extremely decorative red berries
Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus), white blossom from November through to April,
followed by bluish - black berries
Milkflower Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), white blossom in June - July,
followed by red berries in October
Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), blossom of lemony yellow clusters in
January
Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria), feathery inflorescences in summer, red
foliage in the autumn
Variegated Pink Weigelia (Weigelia florida 'Variegata'), abundant blossom of
pink bell shaped flowers throughout summer
Virginal Mockorange (Philadelphus x virginalis 'Virginal'), abundant white
blossom in summer
Weigelia 'Bristol Ruby', abundant blossom from May through to September,
ruby red bell shaped flowers
The Abelia grandiflora is used in the following
flowering hedges :
Flowering Hedge 'Emma'
Flowering Hedge 'Julie'
Other plants used for hedges compositions :
Box Leaved Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida), beautiful foliage reminiscent of
the box tree, ideal in low hedges
Common Box (Buxus sempervirens), shiny green foliage, long life expectancy,
ideal in low hedges
Common Gorse (Ulex europaeus), abundant and fragrant blossom, ideal for
defensive hedges, dislikes chalky soil
Common Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'), bright green foliage,
white blossom in clusters, dislikes chalky soil
Common Yew (Taxus baccata), dark green foliage, toxic red berries and
foliage
Eleagnus ebbingei (Elaeagnus ebbingei), extremely fragrant white flowers
from September through to December, silvery green foliage
Escallonia 'Iveyi'), fragrant white blossom from July through to September,
hardy to -10°C
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), extremely beautiful marcescent foliage
Japanese Mock Orange (Pittosporum tobira), white flowers, with the
fragrance of orange blossom, dark bright green foliage, hardy to -10°C
Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus), evergreen foliage, white blossom from November
through to April
Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),
conical shape and dense foliage, its bark smells like citronella, dislikes
chalky soil
Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii), rapid growth, extremely hardy
Oval Leaved Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium), white flowers in July, in
panicle, semi-evergreen foliage, hardy to -30°C
Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin', juvenile red shoots, white umbrella shaped
blossom in spring, dislikes chalky soil and harsh frosts
Portugal Laurel (Prunus lusitanica), white blossom in June, shiny green
foliage
Red Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'atropurpurea'), crimson foliage
and yellow flowers with hints of red in the spring, ideal in protective hedges,
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