Abelia floribunda is native to Mexico. They are deciduous or semi-deciduous shrubs, which reaching up to 4 meters tall, very branched with branches peripheral and somewhat arched / pendulous, with opposite leaves petiolate, of entire margin or slightly toothed or crenate-toothed.
Abelia floribunda also called as Mexican Abelia, Linnaea floribunda, Vesalea floribunda, Abelia speciosa, Vesalea hirsuta, is a species of the genus Abelia. This species was described by Decaisne in 1846.
IDENTIFY ABELIA FLORIBUNDA PLANT
Abelia floribunda is native to Mexico. They are deciduous or semi-deciduous shrubs, which reaching up to 4 meters tall, very branched with branches peripheral and somewhat arched / pendulous, with opposite leaves petiolate, of entire margin or slightly toothed or crenate-toothed.
The flowers are axillary or terminal, solitary or by groups of up to 3. The sepals, in numbers of 2-5, are generally extended, closely oblong-elliptical or acute, with or without hairs and persistent. The corolla is penta-lobed, with tube cylindrical or flared, bilabiate or not, white, yellow, pink or red. The stamens are close to the tube of the corolla, included in this or something outgoing. The ovary is narrowly oblong, trilocular with filiform style and stubborn, white stigmas. The fruit is a leathery achene crowned by the persistent sepals of the chalice.
ABELIA FLORIBUNDA PLANT CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Abelia floribunda plant grow well in full sun to part shade. A minimum of 6 hours direct sunlight is recommended for best foliage density and foliage color.
Temperature:
In summer, the temperature should be at 20-25 ℃. This plant need a rest period in winter with the temperature drop to 10-15 ℃.
Substrate and growing media:
Mexican Abelia can be grown in the ground or in container. A well-drained soil is essential. As with so many other types of ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot and other harmful plant diseases. The substrate can be turf, leaf soil, humus, peat and sand (in the ratio 1: 1: 1: 1: 1) with weak acidity (ranging between 5.0 to 7.5 on the pH scale).
Watering:
From the beginning of spring to autumn, this shrub need water plentifully, sometimes sprayed in hot weather. In winter, water carefully, making sure that the top layer of the soil does not dry out completely.
Fertilizer:
From spring to autumn, every two weeks feed the plant with mineral and organic fertilizers for indoor plants of usual concentration.
Rest period:
Abelia floribunda need a rest period from October-March. In this time the temperature should be at 10-15 ℃, watering limited, no fertilizer and increase the level of light.
Pruning:
Abelia floribunda is growing very fast and under favorable conditions for the spring-summer season gives a big increase. In order for the plant to have a more magnificent crown, at the end of winter - early spring it is cut to half the height of the shoots.
Propagation:
This shrubs is propagated by seeds and cuttings: Seeds are sown in January, seedlings grow quickly and in the same year, young plants can bloom. It can also reproduces in spring with apical stem cuttings, as well as shoots remaining after pruning. In order for the cuttings to be rooted better and faster, they are placed in a light substrate (sand, peat, perlite) maintaining the temperature at 20-25 ℃. Young plants grow into a beautiful bush and bloom in the same summer.
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