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Abelia chinensis
Chinese abelia is a compact, densely branched shrub grown for its small white funnel-shaped flowers and long-lasting pink sepals. Plant it in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil, and it will keep flowering through summer as long as it keeps making new growth.
Abelia chinensis, commonly known as Chinese abelia, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is a semi-evergreen, densely branched shrub with dark green foliage.
The species was described by Robert Brown in 1818.
Abelia chinensis is widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant. The cultivar 'China Rose'
has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The plant is found in south-central China and south-eastern China, as well as Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Islands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abelia chinensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
