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

o   same as species, except smaller growing (3' x 3') and slow to medium growth rate