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Brilliantina Abelia x grandiflora

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
4' 5' 1.2m 1.5m
Height: 3' - 4'
Spread: 3' - 5'
Height: 91cm - 1.2m
Spread: 91cm - 1.5m
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  • Details

    36 - 48 Inches
    36 - 60 Inches
    36 - 60 Inches
    91cm - 1.2m
    91cm - 1.5m
    91cm - 1.5m

    Features

    A tidy form and plentiful color make Brilliantina abelia easy to fall in love with. Its midsize habit fits nicely into the middle of the border position, ensuring the bulk of your garden will have cheerful color all growing season long. White fluted flowers attract hummingbirds, and other pollinators, and have a lovely fragrance.

    Top reasons to grow Brilliantina abelia?

    • Maintains a tidy habit more easily than other selections
    • Attracts pollinators
    • Three seasons of interest
    Fragrant Flower
    Foliage Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2m
    Spacing: 
    36 - 60 Inches 91cm - 1.5m
    Spread: 
    36 - 60 Inches 91cm - 1.5m
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Light pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    Variegated yellow and green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Blends in well with mixed gardens with perennials and annuals. It can be used as a low hedge and even as a specimen. 

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Abelia are easy care plants that need little regular maintenance. It can be lightly trimmed to shape in spring after the new growth begins to emerge if you wish. If you decide to prune in the summer, you'll likely remove some flowers.

    Fun Facts: 

    Grows quite quickly! If you get a small plant to start with, be sure to trim it back a few times the first year after it has gotten established. This will inevitably sacrifice some flowers, but you'll get a better habit.

    Brilliantina Abelia x grandiflora 'KEYFLY' USPPAF
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