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Abelia x grandiflora: Glossy Abelia

Keighly Graves, Wendy Wilber, Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis, Gail Hansen, andRyan Klein


Release Date: 7/7/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-fp001-2017

Water Resources

Abstract

Glossy abelia blooms from spring through fall, producing terminal clusters of delicate small, tubular flowers. Glossy abelia is ideal for use as a specimen, foundation plant, or shrub border.

About this Publication

This document is FPS 001, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised October 2004, November 2017, and March 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gilman, E. F., Klein, R. W., & Hansen, G. (2018). Abelia x grandiflora: Glossy Abelia. EDIS, 2017. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fp001-2017

Authors

Keighly Graves
Keighly Graves
staff
University of Florida

horticultural science specialist, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program

Wendy Wilber
Wendy Wilber
Specialist
University of Florida

state program coordinator and Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Tom Wichman
Tom Wichman
staff
University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

Claire Lewis
Claire Lewis
Specialist
University of Florida

state specialized agent II and director Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

Gail Hansen
Gail Hansen
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, sustainable landscape design, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences

Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Abelia x grandiflora