Spice Up Your Landscaping with An Abelia

The abelia is a wonderful flowering shrub that is in the family of honeysuckles. It is known to attract hummingbirds, which makes it a favorite.


It is considered an evergreen or semi-evergreen in warm climates, while in cold climates it is classified as a deciduous.

Landscaping Ideas

Many of the tubular shaped flowers are scented and blooming occurs in early spring and in most areas the flowers bloom continuously until autumn.

At maturity, the bush ranges from four to five feet tall.

Backyard landscaping ideas for this shrub include using it a stand-alone in your landscaping, using a number of them to create a hedge, or planting one as a backdrop for your flower garden.

Growing Requirements

This shrub thrives in full sunlight and it is tolerant of partial shade.

It does best in moist soil that is organic-rich and well drained.

Be sure to space your shrubs four to six feet apart to allow them space to grow to full maturity.

Pruning the shrub at the beginning of spring will foster blooming.

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