Abelia GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

Scientific Name
Abelia

Description
Low, mounding deciduous shrub. Golden variegated sport of Compacta. Dainty white flowers in the spring. Blooms on new wood, so won't suffer from tip damage. Deer resistant.

Bloom Period
May and sporadically thereafter.

Size
2-3 ft tall and wide

Flower
Large, foxglove-like, white flowers.

Companion Plants
Use as a specimen or as a low hedge. Blooms on new wood so prune in the early spring. Some dieback occurs in our colder winters.

Best Location
Likes well drained acid soil but is soil tolerant. Will tolerate partial shade but flower color better in full sun. Zone 6-9.