Abelia Grandiflora Pruning

Well drained light sandy.
Abelia grandiflora pruning. Abelias are very simple to prune. You may find yourself going back to remove excess growth later in the season if you don t use this trick when you think you re done pruning. Genus abelia can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with paired or whorled leaves and axillary or terminal clusters of funnel shaped or trumpet shaped flowers in summer and autumn sometimes with conspicuous colourful calyces. Abelia looks best when allowed to retain its natural shape and size.
Glossy abelia kaleidoscope abelia x grandiflora kaleidoscope pp16988 grows up to 24 30 in. Grandiflora is a medium sized semi evergreen shrub to 3m with arching branches bearing small glossy. Remove dead wood and damaged stems from your abelia whenever you notice them. Perfect as a specimen plant or in.
Since glossy abelia a. Cutting back abelia plants isn t strictly necessary. Abelias grown as a hedge are best thought of as informal rather than neat and tidy. It will leave a slightly regular shaped shrub hedge but this will soon change as the new shoots emerge.
Remove any dead or damaged branches and thin as needed to encourage new shoots. Tall 60 75 cm and 3 4 ft. Abelia blossoms on new wood so avoid pruning. How to prune abelia 1.
Snip the stems at ground level if the. These poke out of the plant s elegant mound shape. Prune abelia to maintain size and. However an annual abelia pruning will go a long way toward keeping your plant compact and neat looking especially if it s had a hard winter.
Prune them to the ground any time. South facing west facing. X grandiflora blooms on new wood prune in late winter to early spring before new growth emerges so that flowers are not sacrificed. A full sun or part shade lover this plant is easily grown in average medium moisture well drained soils.
If you want a hands off approach to your shrub that s fine. Dappled shade full sun hardiness. How to grow abelia grandiflora. Prune abelia for general maintenance in late winter or early spring.