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| high = 1-6m

| wide = 1-6m

| wide = 1-6m

| lifespan = perennial

| lifespan = perennial

| exposure = Sun, light shade  

| exposure = Sun, light shade  

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Abelias are popular [[garden]] [[shrub]]s from 1-6 m tall, native to eastern [[Asia]] ([[Japan]] west to the [[Himalaya]]) and southern [[North America]] ([[Mexico]]); the species from warm climates are [[evergreen]], and colder climate species [[deciduous]]. Graceful, arching branches which are densely clothed with oval, usually glossy leaves 1/2 to 1-1/2 in. long; having bronzy new growth. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5-8 cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The [[flower]]s appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short [[cyme]]; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1-5 cm long, and usually scented. Tubular or bell-shaped flowers come in clusters at ends of branches or among leaves. Flowering continues over a long and continuous late spring to fall period. The small, plentiful blossoms are enough to be showy, mostly during summer to early fall. After blooms drop, they usually leave purplish or copper-colored sepals that give color into the fall.

Abelias are popular [[garden]] [[shrub]]s from 1-6 m tall; the species from warm climates are [[evergreen]], and colder climate species [[deciduous]]. Graceful, arching branches which are densely clothed with oval, usually glossy leaves 1/2 to 1-1/2 in. long; having bronzy new growth. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite or in whorls of three, ovate, glossy, dark green, 1.5-8 cm long, turning purplish-bronze to red in autumn in the deciduous species. The [[flower]]s appear in the upper leaf axils and stem ends, 1-8 together in a short [[cyme]]; they are pendulous, white to pink, bell-shaped with a five-lobed corolla, 1-5 cm long, and usually scented. Tubular or bell-shaped flowers come in clusters at ends of branches or among leaves. Flowering continues over a long and continuous late spring to fall period. The small, plentiful blossoms are enough to be showy, mostly during summer to early fall. After blooms drop, they usually leave purplish or copper-colored sepals that give color into the fall.

'''''Abelia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 15-30 [[species]] and many [[hybrid]]s in the honeysuckle family [[Caprifoliaceae]], in the part of that family split off by some authors in the [[segregate (taxonomy)|segregate]] family [[Linnaeaceae]]. The [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]] considers Linnaeaceae to encompass such genera as ''Linnaea'', ''Abelia'', ''Dipelta'', ''Kolkwitzia'', and ''Zabelia''.  Named after Dr Clarke Abel, a British physician and plant collector.

'''''Abelia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 15-30 [[species]] and many [[hybrid]]s in the honeysuckle family [[Caprifoliaceae]], in the part of that family split off by some authors in the [[segregate (taxonomy)|segregate]] family [[Linnaeaceae]]. The [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]] considers Linnaeaceae to encompass such genera as ''Linnaea'', ''Abelia'', ''Dipelta'', ''Kolkwitzia'', and ''Zabelia''.  Named after Dr Clarke Abel, a British physician and plant collector.