Mundi Plantarum

Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher'

Famille: 
Caprifoliaceae

  • Les jardins du florilège

 

Shrub with arched branches. Leaves dark green to purple, bluish appearance. Pink flower in summer. Height 1.5m.

Classification

Trees and shrubs

Climat

Zone 8: from -12°C to -7°C

Couleur de feuille

  • Green

Couleur de fleur

  • Pink

Exposition

  • Sheltered winds
  • Sunny

Taille

100 to 150cm
1 to 2m

Intérêts remarquables

  • Foliage
  • Flower

Utilisation au jardin

  • Massif
  • Pot and tray (terrace and balcony)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

  • ORIGIN: Introduced to the USA in 1911 by Edouard Goucher who gave his name.
  • CLIMATE: Resistant to -10 ° C
  • ExposuRe:
  • SOIL: Light and draining.
  • growth:
  • Pathology:
  • Multiplication: By herbaceous cutting in July-August.
  • PRUNING: consists of removing the older branches, which will increase the flowering.
  • Use: Ideal in flower beds, natural hedge or potted on a terrace.
  • Mérit: The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
  • SYNONYMOUS:

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

  • DIMENSIONS: Height 1.5m
  • HABIT: Bushy, arched branches.
  • TrUNK:
  • BARK: Young red wood.
  • Branches:
  • Note:

LEAVES PHYSIOLOGY

  • SHAPE: Round.
  • COLOR: Purple bright green giving a bluish effect. Young bronze leaf.
  • Buds:
  • Stomata:
  • Note: Semi persistent to evergreen.

FLOWERS PHYSIOLOGY

  • EPOQUE: June-September.
  • SHAPE: Large tubular flower.
  • ColOr: Pink.
  • Note:

FRUITS PHYSIOLOGY

  • SHAPE: Insignificant.
  • ColOr:
  • SEeDs:
  • Note: