Dwarf Albelia

Glossy Albelia

Albelia x grandifolia

Honeysuckle Family (Capifoliaceae)

▲ flowering shrub (in island at west end of Lot 22 on MSU campus)

▲ flowers and twigs

Location on campus: in northwest corner of Parking Lot 22 south of Grand; variegated form at south entrance to Plaster Stadium

Abelia x grandiflora: Glossy Abelia

• leaves semi-evergreen to evergreen, simple, opposite, ovate to lanceolate with slight scalloping on edges (cuneate margins); dark glossy green to reddish green in color and 1-2" long and about 1/3 as wide
• stems very slender, reddish brown or reddish purple, older bark peeling in slender threads to expose lighter inner bark
• flowers whitish-pink, funnel shaped in terminal clusters, blooming May through frost
• size is 3-6' tall and wide, smaller with dwarf cultivars
• grows in full sun to half shade, prefers acid, moist, well-drained soils, but somewhat adaptable
• medium to fast growth rate (on species and larger growing cultivars)
• Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sherwood:’ Dwarf Abelia, Dwarf Glossy Abelia
  • same as species, except smaller growing (3' x 3') and slow to medium growth rate