Abelia grandiflora

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Abelia grandiflora

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velikocvetna abelija

Abelia grandiflora Description velikocvetna abelija Description Medium-sized, slow growing, frost tolerant, semi-evergreen or evergreen shrub (H 2-3 m, W 3-4 m). Leaves lanceolate (4-5 cm), leathery, glossy, dark green. Flowers simple, broadly funnel-shaped (1,5-2 cm), light pink to white. Flowering period: July-October. It grows well in light, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, always moderately moist soils, in warm, sheltered, sunny to half-shady sites. Abelia × grandiflora is a cross between A. chinensis and A. uniflora.

These plants grow well in sun or in partial shade. Usually they tolerate more sun and heat if given enough moisture; in partial or light shade they need less moisture.
Decidious have woody stems (i. e. tree trunk and branches) and are also called woody plants or trees. Leaves are normally broad, soft and thin.
Leaves or needles remain on the plant throughout the winter and fall down in spring when new ones emerge. Part of leaves or needles may fall already in autumn or winter. The falling off depends on winter temperature, so some plants are evergreen in mild winter, yet decidous in cold winter
Plant can in otherwise appropriate environment survive cold down to - 6 °C.
Porous or dry soils are normally light and loose, there is no stagnant water but relatively quickly flows in deeper layers; such ground are more airy and warmer, yet drier and usually contain less humus and for such undergrowth it is often to for drought to appear (e. g. rockgardens, walls, by paths and roads, on gravel, also on gravel surface in towns and close to buildings ...), plants of such undergrowth need well-drained soil, they tolerate drought but cannot tolerate constant moisture or even flooding.
Woody plant, normally branched at the ground level into several side stems, usually lacks of a dominant stem. Tree top can be of different shapes, dense or thin, symetric or uneven. Most shrubs reach a height of 1 to 2 metres, but some can grow much higher (up to 8 m); some can grow into very low or carpet-like forms.