Overview
Superior glossy shrub
for any application
. Produces
a dense mounding
plant with elegant foliage
for a lush look overall. Fall
leaves display
an exciting pinkish-orange tint. Blooms
in late spring
or early summer
with small, white trumpet-shaped flowers. Perfect
for foundation
planting
and shrub borders or as an informal hedge
. Evergreen
or
semi-evergreen
. Full sun
or part shade. Fast growing to 3 feet tall
and as wide.
Smaller in all its parts than the species, with a lower habit (to
4' tall and wide) and smaller, finer-textured leaves. Leaves turn
purplish in winter.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Sherwood Abelia
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Semi-evergreen , compact , dense, mounding form.
Flowers: Pink-white flowers from June to frost. • Flower Color: White • Flower Conspicuous: small, trumpet-shaped flowers
Foliage: Fall foliage: Leaves purple-green in fall and winter.
Size/Age/Growth
Growth Rate: Moderate-fast Growing • Size: Fast growing mound to 3 feet tall and as wide.
Landscaping
Landscape Uses: Good for massing on banks or as a hedge . • Care: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system . Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring . For a tidy, neat appearance , shear annually to shape .
Biology
Growth
Soil: Prefers well-drained, acidic soil.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun
Moisture: Water Requirements: Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
Temperature: Heat Zones: High: 9 (>120 to 150 days) Low:1 (< 1 days) (map) • Cold Hardiness: High:9 (20 to 30 F) Low:6 (-10 to 0 F) (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Asteridae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
()
- (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
- Order:
Dipsacales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Genus:
Abelia
()
- Specific epithet:
x randiflora 'Sherwoodii'
- Cultivar:
Sherwoodii
- Botanical name: - Abelia × grandiflora 'Sherwoodii'
- Cultivar:
Sherwoodii
- Specific epithet:
x randiflora 'Sherwoodii'
- Genus:
Abelia
(
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
(
- Order:
Dipsacales
(
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
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
- UConn Plant Database of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines. Accessed May 17, 2006.
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 708692
