Abelia Grandiflora "Glossy Abelia" 2Liter

🌿 Abelia grandiflora

Botanical Name: Abelia × grandiflora
Common Names: Glossy Abelia, Hybrid Abelia

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📌 Product Description

Abelia grandiflora is a compact, evergreen shrub valued for its glossy green foliage and abundant, fragrant white to pink-tinged flowers that bloom from spring through autumn. Its rounded, bushy habit makes it perfect for garden borders, hedges, and container plantings.

This hardy shrub is low-maintenance, attracts bees and butterflies, and adds year-round structure and seasonal floral interest to South African gardens.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 1 – 2 m
• Spread: approx. 1 – 2 m
• Growth Habit: Rounded, bushy, evergreen
• Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (full sun promotes best flowering)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types
• Water:
  • Moderate watering; drought-tolerant once established
  • Avoid waterlogged conditions
• Feeding: Balanced fertiliser in spring for healthy growth and flowering
• Maintenance:
  • Light pruning after flowering maintains shape
  • Remove dead or damaged stems

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Spring to autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring through autumn
• Climate Suitability: Prefers temperate, subtropical, and coastal regions
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant; protect young plants

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Long flowering season with fragrant blooms
• Evergreen foliage provides year-round garden interest
• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies
• Hardy and low-maintenance

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden borders and hedges
✔ Patio and balcony containers
✔ Mixed shrub and perennial plantings
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens
✔ Feature or specimen shrub