ShrubsGlossy Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora
Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 2.5-8 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in fall, spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and erosion, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Mature size
- 2.5-8 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Erosion, Pollution, Salt
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Glossy Abelia is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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