Abelia × grandiflora (Planch. & Linden) Traub
Family Name: Caprifoliaceae
Common Name: Glossy abelia, 大花六道木, 金边大花六道木
CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Division
Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form
Shrub
Lifespan (in Singapore)
Perennial
Mode of Nutrition
Autotrophic
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Native Habitat
Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone
Tropical, Sub-Tropical / Monsoonal
DESCRIPTION AND ETHNOBOTANY
Growth Form
This hybrid species is a rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub and can grow up to about 1 – 2 m tall and 2 – 4 m wide.
Foliage
Ovate leaves, dark green, glossy, opposite and simple, measuring about 2 – 5 cm long.
Flowers
Whitish-pink bell-shaped flowers, fragrant, measuring about 2 cm long.
LANDSCAPING FEATURES
Desirable Plant Features
Ornamental Flowers, Ornamental Foliage
Landscape Uses
General, Parks & Gardens, Hedge / Screening, Container Planting