Glossy Abelia                        a-BE-li-a × gran-di-FLO-ra

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, arching, 3-6(8) ft [0.9-1.8(2.4) m] tall, equal width, new stems reddish.   Leaves simple, opposite, ovate, 2.5-4 cm long, glossy, dark green, turning bronze-red in winter.   Flowers white, flushed with pink, somewhat fragrant, funnel-shaped, 12-25 mm long, usually with 5 sepals that persist; blooms in summer and into fall.
• Sun (best) to part shade, acid peaty soil.  Easily grown.  Often used as a hedge.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (5) 6    Hybrid of A. chinensis [introduced by Clarke Abel (1780-1826)] and A. uniflora.
• Some of the common cultivars include:
• ‘Francis Mason’ - yellowish leaves, pinkish-white flowers
• ‘Kaleidoscope’ - leaves variegated; yellow with a green center, white flowers.
• ‘Prostrata’ - low growing, deciduous, white flowers,
• ‘Sherwoodi’ - dense and compact, small leaves, white flowers
• ‘Sunrise’ - yellow margin, white-pink flowers
• Oregon State Univ. campus: northeast Women's Building, along sidewalk, many other campus locations.