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Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion'
(Abelia)


Origin:  Native to China
Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Light:  Full sun/part shade
Height:  4-5'
Width:  5-6'
Blooms:  Fragrant, floriferous, clusters, raspberry-pink, bell-shaped, late Spring-Fall
Foliage:  Deciduous, evergreen, dark green, glossy
Soil:  Well-drained, sandy, clayeymildly acidic, neutral mildly alkaline, drought tolerance
Water:  Regular-low
Uses:  Butterfly garden, hedge, landscape, mass, bank cover
Propagation:  Leaf/stem cuttings

Comments:  Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion' is a an evergreen shrub with a rapid, erect, spreading growth habit.  It is a showy hybrid.  From late Spring or early Summer till Fall, Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion' continuously produces abundant clusters o fragrant, bell-shaped blossoms with raspberry pink bracts.  Butterflies are magnetized by its nectar-rich flowers. Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion' has dark green, glossy, evergreen foliage.  Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion' thrives best in well-drained, acidic or alkaline soil in a sunny environment.  It is sun loving and tolerates drought conditions.  Provide sufficient room for plant to extend its branches.  Deers would not go near it.  Trim Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion' for size in Spring before new growth appears.  Mass plant for a beautiful hedge or as a bank cover.  Its fragrance and  eye-catching flowers makes it a terrific show stopper. 
Interestingly, Abelia is named in honor of a British naturalist and surgeon, Clarke Abel (1780-1826)

USDA Zones:  6-9



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