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Abelias are popular [[garden]] [[shrub]]s from 1-6 m tall; the species from warm climates are [[evergreen]], and colder climate species [[deciduous]]. Graceful, arching branches which are densely clothed with oval, usually glossy leaves 1/2 to 1-1/2 in. long; having bronzy new growth. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5-8 cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The [[flower]]s appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short [[cyme]]; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1-5 cm long, and usually scented. Tubular or bell-shaped flowers come in clusters at ends of branches or among leaves. Flowering continues over a long and continuous late spring to fall period. The small, plentiful blossoms are enough to be showy, mostly during summer to early fall. After blooms drop, they usually leave purplish or copper-colored sepals that give color into the fall. '''''Abelia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 15-30 [[species]] and many [[hybrid]]s in the honeysuckle family [[Caprifoliaceae]], in the part of that family split off by some authors in the [[segregate (taxonomy)|segregate]] family [[Linnaeaceae]]. The [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]] considers Linnaeaceae to encompass such genera as ''Linnaea'', ''Abelia'', ''Dipelta'', ''Kolkwitzia'', and ''Zabelia''. Named after Dr Clarke Abel, a British physician and plant collector. Abelias are adaptable in the garden, useful in shrub borders, as space dividers and visual barriers, and near house walls; lower kinds are good bank or ground covers. ==Cultivation== Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil, in a sun. Moderate frost hardiness, prune selectively in winter to keep the shrub's graceful form, removing some of the basal shoots to make room for new growth, plus the cane ends. Take care to preserve the plant's naturally arching habit. Don't shear, the more stems you cut to the ground in winter or early spring, the more open and arching next year's growth will be. The cultivation of abelias presents no special difficulties. They do best in sunny, sheltered positions and prefer a well-drained soil enriched by peat or leaf- mold. A. floribunda is sometimes grown in pots and kept during the winter in the cool greenhouse; in this case a sandy compost of loam and peat or leaf-mold will be a suitable mixture. ===Propagation=== Soft-tip cuttings in spring to summer, or half-hardened cuttings in late autumn to winter. Seeds are not often obtainable; they are sown in spring and germinate after a month or two; the seedlings begin to bloom usually in their third year. ===Pests and diseases=== Anthracnose, ''Cercospora'' leaf spots, powdery mildew and fungal root rot. ''Abelia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species - see [[list of Lepidoptera which feed on Abelia]]. ==Species== Select species: {| |- valign=top | *''[[Abelia aitchinsonii]]'' *''[[Abelia biflora]] '' - (China) *''[[Abelia buddleioides]] '' - (China) *''[[Abelia chinensis]] '' - (China) *''[[Abelia coriacea]]'' - (Mexico) *''[[Abelia corymbosa]]'' - (Central Asia) *''[[Abelia curviflora]] '' - (Japan) *''[[Abelia davidii]]'' *''[[Abelia dielsii]] '' - (China) *''[[Abelia Edward Goucher]]'' *''[[Abelia 'Edward Goucher']]'' *''[[Abelia engleriana]]'' - (Sichuan, China) *''[[Abelia fargesii]]'' - (Japan) *''[[Abelia floribunda]]'' - Mexican Abelia (Mexico) *''[[Abelia forrestii]]'' - (China) *''[[Abelia integrifolia]] '' - (Japan) | *''[[Abelia ionostachya]]'' - (Japan) *''[[Abelia macrotera]]'' - (China) *''[[Abelia mexicana]]'' - (Mexico) *''[[Abelia mosanensis]]'' - (Korea) *''[[Abelia occidentalis]]'' - (Mexico) *''[[Abelia parvifolia]] '' - (China) *''[[Abelia schumannii]]'' - (China) *''[[Abelia serrata]]'' - (Japan) *''[[Abelia shikokiana]]]'' *''[[Abelia spathulata]]'' - (Japan) *''[[Abelia speciosa]]'' - (Mexico) *''[[Abelia tomentosa]]'' - (Japan) *''[[Abelia taihyonii]] '' - (Korea) *''[[Abelia triflora]]'' - (Himalaya) *''[[Abelia umbellata]]'' - (Sichuan, China) *''[[Abelia uniflora]]'' - (Sichuan, China) |} ;Hybrids *''[[Abelia x grandiflora]]'', Glossy Abelia, Hort. ex. Bailey. The most widely grown Abelia is this hybrid of 2 parents from China (''Abelia chinensis'' x ''Abelia uniflora''). This is a rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub with gracefully arching branches to 1-1.8 m tall, with ovate, glossy, dark green semi-evergreen leaves to 2-6 cm long, and clusters of white-tinged-pink, bell-shaped flowers to 2 cm long. ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 *Barnes, P. 2001. Looking at Abelias. New Plantsman 8(2): 78-92 (clarification of nomenclature, history, and cultivars with an excellent key and photographs). ==External links== *{{wplink}} *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=100018 Flora of China: ''Abeila'' species list] *[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?10 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Abeila''] *[http://www.granada.org/graficos/arboles/abelia.jpg Mexican Abelia] *[http://newplants.tripod.com/abel333s.html Abelia page] *[http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0007-196X&volume=052&issue=02&page=0172 Two new species of Abelia] __NOTOC__

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