Schrub rather groundcover with arched branches. Large white flowers from April to June. Height 1m.
Abelia spathulata
Famille:
Caprifoliaceae
Guillaume Mamdy
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 8: from -12°C to -7°C
Couleur de feuille
- Orange
- Green
Couleur de fleur
- White
- Yellow
Exposition
- Sheltered winds
- Shadow
Taille
50 to 100cm
50 to 100cm
Intérêts remarquables
- Flower
- Spreading port, ground cover
Plante intéressante
- In spring
Utilisation au jardin
- Massif
- Undergrowth
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- ORIGIN: Japan (Hara-kurosawa) on Honshu Island south of Fukushima, on Shikoku Island and on Kyushu Island. Introduced in 1880 by Charles Maries.
- CLIMATE: Resists to -10 ° C.
- EXPOSURE : Shade.
- SOIL:
- GROWTH:
- PATHOLOGY:
- MULTIPLICATION:
- PRUNING :
- USE: Groundcover.
- MERIT:
- SYNONYMOUS : Abelia tetrasepala, Diabelia tetrasepala , Abelia spathulata tetrasepala, Abelia spathulata subtetrasepala.
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
- DIMENSIONS: Height 1m.
- HABIT: Buisson irrégulier, ouvert, aux rameaux arqués, plutôt couvre-sol.
- TRUNK: Multi-trunks.
- BARK:
- BRANCHES: Flexible.
- NOTE:
LEAVES PHYSIOLOGY
- SHAPE: Leaf wider than other Abelia, oval, pointed, slightly downy, opposite.
- COLOR: Green slightly bluish.
- BUDS:
- STOMATA:
- NOTE: Deciduous.
FLOWERS PHYSIOLOGY
- TIME: April to June.
- SHAPE: Large tubular flower, opening in corolla of 3-4cm composed of 5 sepals whose central is smaller.
- COLOR: White marked with numerous yellow stamens.
- NOTE:
FRUITS PHYSIOLOGY
- SHAPE: Insignificant.
- COLOR:
- SEEDS:
- NOTE: