Abelia 'Edward Goucher' - 25 cm sphere 5 litre

Common name: Goucher's abelia

Description: This Abelia has been trained and clipped into a neat 25cm sphere, giving instant structure to a border or container. The plant itself is a semi-evergreen hybrid shrub, valued for its glossy foliage and sweetly scented, funnel-shaped lilac-pink flowers produced over a long summer season.

Other benefits: instant clipped shape needing minimal upkeep, long flowering season, good for pots and formal edging

Wildlife attraction: bees, butterflies

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: sold ready-shaped as a 25cm sphere

Position: full sun, tolerates some shade

Soil pH: neutral to alkaline; adaptable to most soils

Moisture: moist but well-drained

Winter hardiness: hardy to around -10°C