Glossy Abelia 'Edward Goucher' (Abelia x grandiflora)

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 12, 2002

Common name: Glossy Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Abelia
Species x grandiflora

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Sep 12, 2002

My word, this is a beauty. Found it peeking out from under a malva in the back yard, did you?

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 12, 2002

At the moment Weez, it's peeking out from under a pile of convolvulous, but it is a beauty and i shall be rescuing it.
The flowers are perhaps a little smaller than they appear here, though still very attractive

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Sep 12, 2002

This really is in your garden?? I thought you'd visited some botanical garden and taken pictures. This is so lovely!

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 12, 2002

This is gorgeous. I take it that this plant can tolerate shade. Is it a perennial and what zone is it hardy?

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Sep 13, 2002

Ah, it's a shrub! I wasn't quite getting that. I looked it up on Googles: http://www.rcwnurseries.com/Shrubs/abelia-edwardgoucher.htm

Woodspirit: The above site didn't list zones, but another site listed x grandiflora as a USDA Zones 6-9.

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dave Sep 13, 2002

Nice shot of a beautiful plant!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 13, 2002

Thanks Dave and all.
Yes it's a shrub, semi-evergreen depending on where you're growing it. I think Dave's put details in the PDB.
It's lovely from late summer into autumn and has the bonus of scent.
This is a close up and the flowers are not that large, but the overall effect is pleasing as it's an unusual shade of pink, a colour i'm not often that fond of. Dave's photo in the PDB is probably more accurate for colour - these digitals!!

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