*Abelia ×grandiflora

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*Abelia × grandiflora
GLOSSY ABELIA
Caprifoliaceae / Linnaeaceae

Location: map coordinates J-24 (southwest side of Mall center), N 39°11'11'' W 75°32'31''

Planting history: planted with new DSU Mall, ca 2000

Description:
  • shrub, deciduous or semi-evergreen
  • etymology: Abelia after Dr. Clarke Abel (1780-1826); grandiflora = big flower
  • leaves small, glossy, opposite
  • flowers bell-shaped, fragrant
  • blooming period late summer into autumn

*non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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