Famille
Caprifoliaceae
Synonymes
Abelia schumannii
Bush wider than tall, with arched shoots. Leaves green and flowers pink purple in spring summer, slightly scented, height 1,2m.
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 7: from -17°C to -12°C
Couleur de feuille
Couleur de fleur
Exposition
Sheltered winds
Sunny
Hauteur minimum
100cm
Hauteur max
150cm
Encombrement min
100cm
Encombrement max
200cm
Intérêts remarquables
Evergreen
Période
In spring
Utilisation au jardin
Massif
General description
- Origin
- Central China. Introduced for sale in 1910 by Ernest Wilson.
- Climate
- Resistant to -15 ° C.
- Exposure
- Sunny.
- Growth
- Moderate.
- Merit
- Award Merit of RHS in 1926.
General physiology
- Dimensions
- Height 1m to 1,2m.
- Habit
- Bush wider than high.
Leaves
- Shape
- mall leaves oval to heart-shaped, pointed, slightly fluffy.
- Colour
- Dull green and new orange-purple shoots.
- Note
- Evergreen to semi-evergreen.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- May-August.
- Shape
- Samll tubular bells.
- Colour
- Pink purple.
- Note
- Flowering fragrant.
Fruits
- Shape
- Insignificant.