[[Abelia]] chinensis. Deciduous. Zones 4-24, 28-34. Grows to 4-5 ft. tall with fragrant, pink-tinted white flowers in summer and fall. Exceptionally attractive to butterflies.
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| color = IndianRed
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| name = ''Abelia chinensis''
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| image =
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| image_width = 240px
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| image_caption =
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| common_names = Chinese abelia
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| growth_habit = shrubs
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| high = 5ft (1.5m)
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| wide = 8ft (2.5m)
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = Sun, light shade
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| water = regular
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| features = Decidious
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| poisonous =
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| hardiness =
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| usda_zones = 7-9
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| sunset_zones = 4-24, 28-34
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}}
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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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===Cultivation===
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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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==
==References and external links==
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608