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How to Grow and Care for Glossy abelia

Glossy abelia, also known as Large-flowered Abelia, Sherwoodii

Glossy abelia is recognized for its adaptability and easy care requirements, making it a suitable choice for gardeners of various experience levels. A key care point for glossy abelia is ensuring it receives full sun to partial shade for optimal growth and flowering. Additionally, glossy abelia benefits from regular watering during dry spells but is relatively drought tolerant once established. Pruning is another important care aspect, best done immediately after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new blooms.

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Watering schedule: Every week

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Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Glossy abelia

ToughnessHigh
Care LevelLow
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery week
Sunlight RequirementsFull sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH5.5-6.5
Planting TimeSpring, Fall
Hardiness Zones
6-9
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Varieties of Glossy abelia
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Abelia 'Edward Goucher'

The abelia 'Edward Goucher' has lilac-pink flowers with copper-colored leaf bases, distinguishing it from others of the species. It was cultivated from Abelia × Grandiflora and named in honor of English naturalist Edward Goucher. Horticulturalists are fond of this easy-to-grow and low-maintenance deciduous shrub and often use it as a good informal hedge.

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'Radiance' Glossy abelia

'Radiance' Glossy abelia is a member of the Honeysuckle family and a cultivar of the Glossy Abelia. It has surprisingly bright, radiantly crimson stems that differ from the more subdued stem color of the parent plant. This semi-evergreen shrub is dense, and grows into a more compact shape than its parent. Gardeners like this cultivar as it has attractive two-colored olive and cream leaves that appear in fall.

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Glossy abelia 'Mardi Gras'

Boasting a 'Mardi Gras' of colors, this standout hybrid cultivar of Abelia and Grandiflora, Abelia × grandiflora 'Mardi Gras', is far brighter than its green-leafed, white-flowered parent. The plant has white flowers similar to its parent, but its leaves are a striking mix of two-time green and beige with rosy red new leaves.

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Kaleidoscope glossy abelia

Kaleidoscope glossy abelia (Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope') is a colorful variant of another cultivar, Abelia x grandiflora 'Little Richard,' which itself comes from an Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora cross. Kaleidoscope glossy abelia is dense and compact and, as its name suggests, changes colors with the seasons. It has red stems that give way to green and yellow foliage that turns gold with the summer months and then red and orange with fall.

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Glossy abelia 'Francis Mason'

The glossy abelia 'Francis Mason' is a wide-habit evergreen shrub reaching 91 to 183 cm both in height and width. It has broad leaves of a distinctive yellow-green with copper overtones, and dark copper stems. It overflows with white flowers from summer to fall. This cultivar originated in the Mason nurseries in New Zealand, from which it gained its name.

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