Abelia x grandiflora 'Confetti'
Mexican abelia
Abelia Abelia
'Confetti' _ 'Confetti' is a small, evergreen, spreading ground shrub with pointed, glossy, dark-green leaves. The young branches are brown-red in the winter.
Abelia x grandiflora 'Confetti' is: Semi evergreen
Perfumed flowers
Spreading
Dark-pink in Summer; Dark-pink in Autumn
Flushed pink in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Red, Orange in Winter
Generally trouble free
Generally trouble free
Abelias regularly produce new growth from low down and thus benefit from moderate replacement pruning. Spring prune by removing dead or damaged growth. After flowering, cut back up to one in four flowered stems to strong new shoots or to the ground.
Semi-ripe cuttings
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Abelia x grandiflora 'Confetti' (Mexican abelia) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 1.2m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance
Plant in autumn or spring in well-drained soil, in a position protected from cold winds. Best to plant against a wall or in a full bed where neighboring shrubs provide shelter.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Abelia x grandiflora 'Confetti'
Mexican abelia
Abelia Abelia
'Confetti' _ 'Confetti' is a small, evergreen, spreading ground shrub with pointed, glossy, dark-green leaves. The young branches are brown-red in the winter.
Semi evergreen
Perfumed flowers
Spreading
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Dark-pink in Summer; Dark-pink in Autumn
Flushed pink in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Red, Orange in Winter
Generally trouble free
Generally trouble free
Abelias regularly produce new growth from low down and thus benefit from moderate replacement pruning. Spring prune by removing dead or damaged growth. After flowering, cut back up to one in four flowered stems to strong new shoots or to the ground.
Semi-ripe cuttings
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Abelia x grandiflora 'Confetti' (Mexican abelia) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 1.2m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance
Plant in autumn or spring in well-drained soil, in a position protected from cold winds. Best to plant against a wall or in a full bed where neighboring shrubs provide shelter.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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