Abelia parvifolia

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Height:	⇕	6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width:	⇔	10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Origin:	✈	C China
Bloom:	❀	late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Features:	✓	deciduous, flowers
USDA Zones:		7 to 9
Flower features:	❀	pink

Scientific Names

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Abelia parvifolia (syn. A. schumannii) is a bush with arching shoots and ovate leaves^AH. The leaves are bronze when new, turning a mid-green and are 1.25 in (3 cm) long^AH. The slightly scented 1 in. (2.5 cm) flowers are shaped like a funnel, and are a lilac hued pink, with orange markings, coming from late summer to fall^AH. The calyces have 2 lobes and are pinkish green^AH. Calyces are produced either individually or in axillary cymes^AH.

Cultivation

Likes fertile soil with good drainage^AH. Grow in sun to part-shade^AH. Protect from wind^AH.

Propagation

Root the evergreen cuttings in the early summer period^AH. Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer^AH.

Pests and diseases

Prone to anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spots, powdery mildew, fungal root rots^AH.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
• American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

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