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|familia=Caprifoliaceae
|genus=Abelia
|species=parvifolia
|habit=shrub
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=6
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max wd box=10
|Max wd metric=ft
|origin=C China
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|features=deciduous, flowers
|flower_season=late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
|flowers=pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
Abelia parvifolia (syn. A. schumannii) is a [[bush]] with arching shoots and [[ovate]] leaves{{AHS}}. The [[leaf|leaves]] are bronze when new, turning a mid-green and are 1.25 in (3 cm) long{{AHS}}. The slightly scented 1 in. (2.5 cm) [[flower]]s are shaped like a funnel, and are a lilac hued pink, with orange markings, coming from late summer to fall{{AHS}}. The calyces have 2 lobes and are pinkish green{{AHS}}. Calyces are produced either individually or in axillary cymes{{AHS}}.
==Cultivation==
Likes fertile soil with good [[drainage]]{{AHS}}. Grow in sun to part-shade{{AHS}}. Protect from wind{{AHS}}.
===Propagation===
Root the evergreen [[cutting]]s in the early summer period{{AHS}}. Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer{{AHS}}.
===Pests and diseases===
Prone to [[anthracnose]], ''Cercospora'' leaf spots, [[powdery mildew]], [[fungal root rot]]s{{AHS}}.
==Cultivars==
==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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