Abelia grandifolia is a cross between Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora. It is commonly cultivated in the Americas, Africa, and Europe but less so in China.
Abelia grandifolia also called as Glossy Abelia, Linnaea × grandiflora, Abelia rupestris var. grandiflora, is a species of the genus Abelia. This species was described by Villarreal in 2000.
IDENTIFY ABELIA GRANDIFOLIA PLANT
Abelia grandifolia is a cross between Abelia chinensis and Abelia uniflora. It is commonly cultivated in the Americas, Africa, and Europe but less so in China.
It is a semi-evergreen shrub which reaching 1-1.5 m tall with pubescent branches. The leaves sometimes whorled on vigorous shoots (3- or 4-whorled). Leaves adaxially glossy green, sometimes coppery tinged, ovate, to 4.5 cm, glabrous or with tuft of hairs on veins abaxially, base cuneate, margin remotely serrate with unequal teeth, apex acute.
Glossy Abelia blooms in June - October. The flowers are single and axillary, paniculate; peduncle 2-4 mm; flower with 4 bracts at base of ovary. Calyx with sepals varying from 2-5, reddish, often partly united, lanceolate, apex acute. Corolla white, sometimes tinged with pink, funnelform to slightly bilabiate, gibbous at base, ca. 20 mm, slightly fragrant, hirsute bearded with long hairs on lower lip. Stamens nearly as long as corolla tube; filaments partially adnate to corolla, generally inserted but sometimes slightly protruding, glabrous. Ovary 2-8 mm, slender, minutely pilose; style slightly exserted, 17-18 mm, glabrous; stigmas capitate. Achene 8-10 mm, slender, sparsely pilose or glabrous, with persistent sepals at apex.
ABELIA GRANDIFOLIA 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 grandifolia 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:
Glossy 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 grandifolia 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 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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