Abelia triflora

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 8 to 10
Sunset Zones: n/a
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Large shrub or small tree, vigorous and erect in habit, with deeply ridged bark and deciduous, ovate, dark green leaves, to 3in (8cm) long. Small, very fragrant, pink-tinged white flowers, 1/2 in (1.5cm) long, with 5-lobed, bronze-red, narrowly segmented calyces, are produced in threes from the upper leaf axils, in clusters to 2in (5cm) across, in summer. N.W. Himalayas.


Read about Abelia triflora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Shrub, to 10 ft., branchlets with reflexed hairs: leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 1½-2½ in. long, ciliate and sparingly hairy on both sides or nearly glabrous, entire or occasionally on vigorous shoots with a few coarse teeth, half-evergreen: fls. in terminal clusters, fragrant; sepals linear, hairy, ½ in. long; corolla tubular with spreading limb, white flushed pink, ¾ in. long. Summer. Himalayas. A very handsome species; after the flowers are gone the feathery sepals remain as an attractive feature.

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

Cultivation

Requires a well-drained open loamy soil11 in a warm, sheltered sunny positionRH245. Plants are best grown in semi-shade219. They are intolerant of water-loggingRHand of dry soils219. Succeeds in any soil but new growth is less vigorous in dry soils202. One report says that the plant likes a soil with a high chalk content245, though another says that chlorosis occurs on very alkaline soils202. This species is hardy to about -15°c184, it grows well in the open at Kew11. A fairly slow-growing plant, it is shy to flower in British gardens unless placed against a sunny wall219. It flowers on wood that is 2 - 3 years old or older182. Another report says that the plant flowers on the new wood219, whilst another says that it flowers on terminal clusters245. Any pruning is best done immediately after flowering by thinning out the old wood.182219. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungusRH, Closely related to A buddleioides and A. umbellata182. The flowers are wonderfully scented182, with the fragrance of vanilla245.

Propagation

Seed - we have no specific information for this plant, but suggest sowing the seed in early spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 7 -10cm with a slight heel, July in pots of sandy soil in a frame11. Takes 3 - 4 weeks. Very easy, a good percentage of the cuttings root78. Cuttings of mature wood, 7 - 10cm with a heel if possible, November in a cold frame. High percentage78. Layering young shoots245.

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