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| name = ''Abelia chinensis''
 
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| common_names = Chinese abelia
 
| common_names = Chinese abelia
 
| growth_habit = shrubs  
 
| growth_habit = shrubs  
 
| high = 5ft (1.5m)
 
| high = 5ft (1.5m)
 
| wide = 8ft (2.5m)
 
| wide = 8ft (2.5m)
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| origin = China
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| lifespan = perennial
 
| lifespan = perennial
 
| exposure = Sun, light shade  
 
| exposure = Sun, light shade  
 
| water = regular
 
| water = regular
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| features = Decidious
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| features = Decidious, butterfly
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| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
 
| usda_zones = 7-9
 
| usda_zones = 7-9
 
| sunset_zones = 4-24, 28-34
 
| sunset_zones = 4-24, 28-34
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| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Dipsacales
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| familia = Caprifoliaceae
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| genus = Abelia
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| species = chinensis
 
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[[Abelia]] chinensis (Chinese abelia). Deciduous. Grows to 4-5 ft. tall with fragrant, pink-tinted white flowers in summer and fall. Exceptionally attractive to butterflies.  
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[[Abelia]] chinensis (Chinese abelia, syn. ''A. rupestris''). Spreading, deciduous shrub to 4-5 ft. tall with fragrant, pink-tinted white flowers in summer and fall. Exceptionally attractive to butterflies. Has ovate, glossy, dark green leaves, to 1. 1/2 in (4cm) long. From summer to autumn, bears terminal panicles of fragrant, funnel-shaped, pink-tinged white flowers, 1/4 in (6mm) long, with 5-lobed pink calyces.
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abelia|genus page]].''
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Dipsacales]]
 
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| familia = [[Caprifoliaceae]] ([[Linnaeaceae]])
 
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| genus = '''''Abelia'''''
 
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| species = '''''A. chinensis'''''<br> syn. '''''A. rupestris'''''
 
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==References and external links==
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
 
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
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Revision as of 21:50, 9 February 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ China
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ Sun"Sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property., light shade"light shade" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ regular"regular" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features: ✓ Decidious"Decidious" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property., butterfly"Butterfly" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.
Sunset Zones: 4-24, 28-34
Scientific Names

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Abelia chinensis (Chinese abelia, syn. A. rupestris). Spreading, deciduous shrub to 4-5 ft. tall with fragrant, pink-tinted white flowers in summer and fall. Exceptionally attractive to butterflies. Has ovate, glossy, dark green leaves, to 1. 1/2 in (4cm) long. From summer to autumn, bears terminal panicles of fragrant, funnel-shaped, pink-tinged white flowers, 1/4 in (6mm) long, with 5-lobed pink calyces.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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Pests and diseases

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Gallery

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References

  • Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608

External links

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