I’m home from the Garden Writers shindig in Raleigh with lots of plant swag, including some of these lovely Abelias with no plant tag or even vendor name on the pot. Knowing how big they’ll get might just come in handy.
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It looks close to Abelia x grandiflora ‘Hopleys’ If this is right you just need to convert a height of 1.8 meters and spread of 2.5 meters to American measurements.
Susan, I think it is ‘Kaleidoscope’. If so, it will turn colors in the fall. I believe that was the name. BTW, I wrote a post at Examiner about replacing the lawn with prairie plants. Thought you would like that.
~~Dee
I’m with Dee, I think it is ‘Kaleidescope’. If so, it will bloom white & have a blush of orange on the leaves as they mature. It gets 2-3′ tall & about 3′ wide.
That is a nice size to work with for places lower down than me. It may not be hardy up top where I am, though I just might have to try it out anyway. I saw quite a few varieties that had a late summer bloom on a recent mid-September garden stroll in Asheville.
Susan, it looks very much like ‘Kaleidoscope’ as the others have said. I recently purchased one myself and here’s what the tag said: “Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’. Prefers moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Full sun to light shade. Foliage color is best when planted in full sun. Height 2-3’, Width 3-4’. Hardy to -10F. ” It’s supposed to have good fall color.
It’s definitely ‘Kaleidoscope’. I was at Garden Writers, also, and came home with a whole bag of them.
Moist, well draining acidic soil in the sun!…Oh, you guys are lucky! Susan, it sure looks like a cutie pie plant. I love abelias…they are blooming in the neighborhood and smell very nice. Are these fragrant? gail