Abelia floribunda

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Biology

Growth

Culture: Space 10-12' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Vesalea Floribunda

Notes

Publishing author : Decne. Publication : in Fl. des Serres, Ser. I. ii. (Janv. 1846).

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Abelia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. biflora (Abelia) · A. chinensis (Chinese Abelia) · A. engleriana (Abelia) · A. floribunda (Mexican Abelia) · A. graebneriana (Abelia) · A. grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) · A. mosanensis (Hardy Abelia) · A. mosanensis 'Monia' (Bridal Bouquet® Abelia) · A. parvifolia 'Bumble Bee' (Abelia) · A. schumannii (Schumanns Abelia) · A. spathulata (Twin-Flowering Abelia) · A. triflora (Abelia) · A. uniflora (Abelia) · A. x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Dwarf' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Compacta' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Confetti' (Confetti Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' (Edward Goucher Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Francis Mason' (Golden Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Hopleys' (Glossy Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' (Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Prostrata' (Prostrate White Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Rose Creek' (Glossy Abelia) · A. × grandiflora 'Sherwoodii' (Sherwood Abelia) · A. x grandiflora 'Sunrise' (Sunrise Variegated Abelia) · A. zanderi (Glossy Abelia) · A. grandiflora (Glossy Abelia)

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Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 11, 2007:

• GBIF-Spain, Jardín Botánico de Córdoba: Herbarium COA

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5819870
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15330468
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148198-1
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 148198-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 645394

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