Abelia x Grandiflora "Francis Mason" 2.5Liter

🌿 Abelia × grandiflora ‘Francis Mason’ – Golden Abelia

Botanical Name: Abelia × grandiflora ‘Francis Mason’
Common Names: Golden Abelia, Francis Mason Abelia, Variegated Abelia, Glossy Abelia

📌 Product Description

Abelia × grandiflora ‘Francis Mason’ is a compact, semi-evergreen shrub admired for its brilliant golden-yellow foliage that provides year-round colour in the garden. The leaves emerge bright gold in spring, maturing to yellow-green, and may develop warm bronze tones in cooler months.

From late spring through autumn, it produces clusters of delicate, lightly fragrant pale pink to white tubular flowers, attracting bees and butterflies. Its neat, arching growth habit makes it ideal for borders, low hedges, mass planting, and containers in South African gardens.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 1 – 1.5 m
• Spread: 1 – 1.5 m
• Growth Habit: Compact, rounded to arching shrub
• Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (best foliage colour in full sun)
• Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates sandy or loamy soils
• Water:
  • Regular watering during establishment
  • Moderately drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Balanced fertiliser in spring
• Maintenance:
  • Light pruning after flowering to maintain shape
  • Remove older stems periodically to encourage fresh growth
  • Mulch annually to conserve moisture

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring or autumn
• Flowering Season: Late spring to autumn
• Growing Season: Spring and summer
• Climate Suitability: Temperate, coastal, and mild inland regions
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost once established

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Bright golden foliage for year-round contrast
• Long flowering season
• Pollinator-friendly blooms
• Compact and easy to maintain
• Suitable for formal and informal gardens

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Colourful low hedges
✔ Mixed shrub borders
✔ Mass planting for bright contrast
✔ Container and patio planting
✔ Coastal and temperate gardens