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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil, in a sun. Moderate frost hardiness, prune selectively in winter to keep the shrub's graceful form, removing some of the basal shoots to make room for new growth, plus the cane ends. Take care to preserve the plant's naturally arching habit. Don't shear, the more stems you cut to the ground in winter or early spring, the more open and arching next year's growth will be.
Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil, in a sun. Moderate frost hardiness, prune selectively in winter to keep the shrub's graceful form, removing some of the basal shoots to make room for new growth, plus the cane ends. Take care to preserve the plant's naturally arching habit. Don't shear, the more stems you cut to the ground in winter or early spring, the more open and arching next year's growth will be.
The cultivation of abelias presents no special difficulties. They do best in sunny, sheltered positions and prefer a well-drained soil enriched by peat or leaf- mold. A. floribunda is sometimes grown in pots and kept during the winter in the cool greenhouse; in this case a sandy compost of loam and peat or leaf-mold will be a suitable mixture.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Soft-tip cuttings in spring to summer, or half-hardened cuttings in late autumn to winter.
Soft-tip cuttings in spring to summer, or half-hardened cuttings in late autumn to winter. Seeds are not often obtainable; they are sown in spring and germinate after a month or two; the seedlings begin to bloom usually in their third year.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===