Famille
Caprifoliaceae
Synonymes
Abelia schumannii 'Bumblebee', Abelia 'Bumble Bee', Abelia longituba
Abelia forming a shrub wider than high with later bloom. Pink purple from July to October. 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
50cm
Hauteur max
100cm
Encombrement min
50cm
Encombrement max
100cm
Intérêts remarquables
Flower
Période
In spring
Utilisation au jardin
Massif
General description
- Origin
- Horticultural selection.
- Climate
- Resists to -15°C.
- Exposure
- Sunny and Warm.
- Soil
- Well drained.
- Growth
- Moderate.
General physiology
- Dimensions
- Height 1m to 1,25m.
- Habit
- Bush with arched branches, wider than high.
Leaves
- Shape
- Oval pointed, simple, opposite.
- Colour
- Bright green.
- Note
- Evergreen to semi-evergreen.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- July-August, can bloom until October. Flowering later than parvifolia.
- Shape
- Small tubular bells.
- Colour
- Pink purple in center white with yellow.
- Note
- Lightly perfumed.
Fruits
- Shape
- Insignificant.