Abelia – Funshine® – Abelia grandiflora

Garden Height
24 - 36
Spacing
24 - 36
Spread
24 - 36
Habit
Mounded
Container Role
Filler
Flower Size
Short
Flower Colors
Purple
Light Level
Part Sun to Sun, Sun
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Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Resists: Deer

Fragrant Flower

Fun Facts

With its outstanding color and neater habit, Funshine abelia improves upon and replaces Bronze Anniversary abelia.

Long Blooming

Foliage Interest

Maintenance Notes

Abelia are easy care plants that need little regular maintenance. Funshine abelia rarely creates the long, errant shoots you sometimes see on other varieties, but it can be lightly trimmed to shape in spring, after the new growth begins to emerge, if you wish. 

Maintenance Category Easy

Water Category Average

Blooms On New Wood

Bloom Time

Flower Form Border Plant, Container, Edging Plant, Landscape, Mass Planting

Soil Fertility Average Soil

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