I prune mine and have no problem with ranginess.
Keep it about 4-5' wide and tall, very dense.
It's gardening 101 to prun...Read Moree something to keep its shape.
It also blooms a LOT more if you prune it as with a lot of other shrubs.
A tiny bit of care goes a long way. And the cuttings are easily propagated so you can share and/or sell/trade.
Hardy to zone 4 so no surprise that it's hardy here in zone 7b.
Don't plant this monster unless you have plenty of room. Describing it as gangly. straggly, or graceless is a compliment. Yes, the bloo...Read Morems are wonderful, but then after it blooms it sends out loong shoots. If you cut them back, you just get more loong shoots. It also roots wherever a stem touches the ground and takes over the garden. I'm an experienced pruner, but this plant defeated me. I had two -- they're both on the compost heap.
I planted mine in 2013 in central Indiana. Growing and spreading in gangly fashion. Should I prune this bush from the bottom where the ...Read Morebranches are laying on the ground?? Thanks for an answer.
...fact - dendrology in Latvia - Aija Kaskure: she is, which of the hundreds of seedlings found one clone Abelia mosanensis , which tu...Read Morerned out well to us winter hardiness in Latvia and from her this plant went to trade throughout Europe...
I think there is some confusion over this plant's origins. I've read on several websites that it is from Latvia. That would be major scie...Read Morentific news as Abelias aren't considered native to Europe. The plant is listed as native to Korea, which makes more sense. What I'm assuming happenned, is that the mother plant from which it came into cultivation in the US was growing in Latvia but it is native to Korea.
Also in North Georgia, zone 7A/B. My two-year-old trial plant took this cruel spring's summer temps followed by hard freeze in stride an...Read Mored currently, mid-April, is covered with clusters of little flowers. The sweet fragrance wafting across the garden has made me realize that just one is not nearly enough; I need a large clump of them. It's fairly drought-tolerant and nothing has bothered it so far. Appearance in and out of bloom is modest and unassuming, but it is a fabulous backdrop plant and my early irises and Chinese snowball are blooming at the same time...
Cincinnati, OH (Zone 6b) | November 2006 | neutral
The fragrance and flowers are every bit as good as Viburnum x juddii, but the form of this plant is just awful. The word "straggly" is to...Read Moreo kind. Fall color, however, is a pick-me-up in the fall.
Breeders should get to work to produce a compact, nicely formed cultivar of this species.
I have half a dozen of this Abelia species in full sun. Vigorous shoots grow from the base of the plant and are easily broken off by win...Read Mored. Easily propagated from June cuttings. Quite fragrant. Good fall color and fragrance may not be enough to make up for the graceless habit.
I have a small one that has made it through it's first New England winter . Last year it had one flower on it I can't wait to see what...Read More it does this year , at this point ( April 28th 2006) it looks great!
laura
This abelia is very fragrant! It is so easy to love and absolutely care-free for me. Our GA heat doesn't faze it at all. It does lose ...Read Morefoliage in winter but no die-back [so far].
A hardy 'Abelia' that was discoverd in the European Baltic State of Latvia ! Sumptuous fragrance, from rich pink flowers in May . Glossy ...Read Morefoliage holds this plant up in the summer. Knockout orange-red fall display. Rivals any lilac. Greyish white winter stems are even attractive. If you want to shape this plant trim after flower.
I prune mine and have no problem with ranginess.
Keep it about 4-5' wide and tall, very dense.
It's gardening 101 to prun...Read More
Don't plant this monster unless you have plenty of room. Describing it as gangly. straggly, or graceless is a compliment. Yes, the bloo...Read More
I planted mine in 2013 in central Indiana. Growing and spreading in gangly fashion. Should I prune this bush from the bottom where the ...Read More
...fact - dendrology in Latvia - Aija Kaskure: she is, which of the hundreds of seedlings found one clone Abelia mosanensis , which tu...Read More
I think there is some confusion over this plant's origins. I've read on several websites that it is from Latvia. That would be major scie...Read More
Also in North Georgia, zone 7A/B. My two-year-old trial plant took this cruel spring's summer temps followed by hard freeze in stride an...Read More
The fragrance and flowers are every bit as good as Viburnum x juddii, but the form of this plant is just awful. The word "straggly" is to...Read More
I have half a dozen of this Abelia species in full sun. Vigorous shoots grow from the base of the plant and are easily broken off by win...Read More
I have a small one that has made it through it's first New England winter . Last year it had one flower on it I can't wait to see what...Read More
This abelia is very fragrant! It is so easy to love and absolutely care-free for me. Our GA heat doesn't faze it at all. It does lose ...Read More
A hardy 'Abelia' that was discoverd in the European Baltic State of Latvia ! Sumptuous fragrance, from rich pink flowers in May . Glossy ...Read More