Scientific name: Abelia ‘Edward Goucher’

Common name: pink abelia

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 1.3-2m tall and wide

Form: rounded, dense

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: green/yellow; none

Flower/cone/fruit description: cyme flowers; tubular and white. Brown capsule.

Limitations: Doesn’t prune well. Can get quite large

Suitable uses: hedge, group plantings. Tolerant. Great for bees. Nice in all seasons

Quick ID: Semi-Evergreen. Shrub. Red branches. Simple. Opposite. Ovate. Brown capsule. Tubular flowers. Leaves in whorls along stems. Small leaves and short petioles. Persistent flowers castings (very nice looking)

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