[Herunterladen] Abelia Grandiflora Pruning

Tall 60 75 cm and 3 4 ft.

Abelia grandiflora pruning. Abelias grown as a hedge are best thought of as informal rather than neat and tidy. South facing west facing. Grandiflora is a medium sized semi evergreen shrub to 3m with arching branches bearing small glossy. Dappled shade full sun hardiness. It will leave a slightly regular shaped shrub hedge but this will soon change as the new shoots emerge. Snip the stems at ground level if the. Since glossy abelia a.

If you want a hands off approach to your shrub that s fine. Prune them to the ground any time. You may find yourself going back to remove excess growth later in the season if you don t use this trick when you think you re done pruning. Prune abelia for general maintenance in late winter or early spring. X grandiflora blooms on new wood prune in late winter to early spring before new growth emerges so that flowers are not sacrificed. However an annual abelia pruning will go a long way toward keeping your plant compact and neat looking especially if it s had a hard winter. Cutting back abelia plants isn t strictly necessary.

Genus abelia can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with paired or whorled leaves and axillary or terminal clusters of funnel shaped or trumpet shaped flowers in summer and autumn sometimes with conspicuous colourful calyces. How to prune abelia 1. Abelias are very simple to prune. Abelia looks best when allowed to retain its natural shape and size. Pruning abelia hedges this light trimming can be carried out with a pair of shears right after flowering has finished. How to grow abelia grandiflora. Abelia blossoms on new wood so avoid pruning.

Perfect as a specimen plant or in. An abelia sometime grows long leggy stems called water spouts from the center of the shrub. These poke out of the plant s elegant mound shape. Well drained light sandy. A full sun or part shade lover this plant is easily grown in average medium moisture well drained soils. Remove dead wood and damaged stems from your abelia whenever you notice them. Prune abelia to maintain size and.