Abelia x grandiflora 'Sunrise'
Previously known as:
- Linnaea x gradiflora 'Sunrise'
- Phonetic Spelling
- a-BEE-lee-a gran-dee-FLO-ra
- Description
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Sunrise Glossy Ableia is a cultivar with variegated green-yellow and cream leaves and fragrant pale pink flowers. It was discovered at Taylor's Nursery in Raleigh, NC. It grows better in heavy shade and maintains its yellow variegation unlike other cultivars that tend to revert back to green.
It makes an excellent accent plant or use it as a privacy screen, hedge or in a shrub border. The flowers bloom on new wood; therefore, pruning, if needed, may be done in late winter and early spring.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Abelia
- Species:
- x grandiflora
- Family:
- Caprifoliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Mounding
- Rounded
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Pale pink fragrant flowers summer through fall.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Variegated
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Simple, opposite glossy variegated leaves start out dark green with gold margins and mature to creamy yellow. Fall color varies, red, orange, yellow.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
