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Introduction Easy Shrub that Adds Subtle Beautiful Color Great Shrub for Year-Round Interest! Add color to your landscape! Attracts butterflies Gr...
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Introduction Great Shrub for Year-Round Interest! Add color to your landscape! Low maintenance Attracts butterflies Great for small hedges Never ...
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Introduction Beautiful evergreen shrub Entrancing small white blooms Blooms Late Spring/Early Summer Deer Resistant Description The Little Richar...
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Introduction New, Hard to Find Variety! Vibrant color that really pops when planted with darker colors. Makes it easy adding color to your home At...
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Introduction Dwarf Variegated Abelia with Tons of Color Add a Pop of Color to Your Landscape Stunning Color Changes Throughout the Year! Great ...
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View full detailsAbelias are generally used in the landscape to add color and depth. These flowering shrubs are versatile and can be used as a small hedge or staggered throughout your landscape. Try dwarf glossy Abelias in a container for a unique look. These plants are heat, drought, and frost tolerant as well as deer resistant. Abelia bushes are easy to grow and low maintenance.
Abelias are semi-evergreen. They are evergreen in most of the recommended growing zones. However, in the cooler zones like zone 6 or even 7 in a harsh winter they may defoliate partially or completely.
For broken or damaged branches cut them below the break and right above a lateral bud or branch. It the entire branch is dead or damaged cut it back to ground level or where it meets with another branch, leaving behind the branch collar. For severely overgrown plants cut the entire plant back to the ground. To maintain size and shape, prune back the 3 largest branches at the ground to open up your plant and then prune to the desired shape removing up to ⅓ of the plant.
Significant Abelia pruning should be tackled in late winter or early spring. Remove dead or broken branches when you notice them. Minor pruning can be done at any time. Mid to late Fall pruning should be avoided. Pruning stimulates new growth that is tender and can be damaged by freezing temperatures. Abelias bloom on new wood.
Abelias are very low maintenance once established. Plant in full sun for the best blooms. This shrub is adaptable, but fertile, well-drained soil is ideal. Water deeply once or twice weekly during establishing. After 2 to 3 months your Abelia bush will be drought tolerant. Fertilize in spring with a slow release fertilizer.
When planting Abelia bushes, dig a hole twice the width of the root ball and not quite as deep as the root ball is tall. Place your plant level in the hole. The top of the root ball should be slightly higher than the existing soil line. Backfill with the soil you dug out. Water deeply until the water begins to pool on the ground surface. Apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch to reduce watering needs and weeds. Water daily for the first week, 3 times per week the 2nd and 3rd week, and 1 to 2 times weekly thereafter for the first 2 to 3 months until your plant is established.
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