Deciduous abelia with good winter hardiness down to USDA Zone 4 which means when many other Abelias have died back to the ground, this one will overwinter. It can be a bit rangy as a young plant so pinch back the tips often to encourage a well-branched specimen. It blooms on old wood so prune right after bloom, do not wait until late summer or you will remove the flower buds and miss the fragrant spring flower show. It does not perform well in the heat and humidity of the deep South in USDA Zones 7-9.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.