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GROWTH HABIT and RATE:
Spreading, dense, rounded shrub, arching habit, to 2.5 m where top hardy. Fast
growing. Killed to the ground in Zone 5, recovers quickly.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun to half shade, acidic soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Border, massing, foundation, screen (where not winter-killed).
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Need to prune to remove winter-killed growth.
NATIVE RANGE:
Hybrid: Abelia chinensis x A. uniflora
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 5-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Frances Mason'- yellow color on new leaves, yellow variegation.
'Sherwood'- smaller, denser selection.
'Edward Goucher'- a hybrid between A. x grandiflora X A.
schumannii, pink-flowered, less hardy.
'Sunrise'- white/yellow vareigated foliage.
'Rose Creek'- a selection by Dirr, from open-pollinated seed collected from
A. chinensis. Compact habit.
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