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| color = IndianRed
   
| name = ''Abelia chinensis''
 
| 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
| features = Decidious
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| features = Decidious, butterfly
| poisonous =
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| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
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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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| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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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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==Cultivation==
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==Gallery==
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===Cultivation===
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
| 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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==External links==
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