Abelia Korean (ornamental shrub)

Ornamental shrubs win the hearts of gardeners more and more every gardening season. Among the flowering shrubs, Abelia Korean stands out as a bright ray. This incredible beauty is wonderful in everything from leaves to flowers and delicate aroma.

Abelia Korean: best views

Abelia Korean: photo of the variety

30 types of Abelia are distributed throughout the continents of our planet, of course, excluding the eternally cold ones. The first species were discovered and characterized by Clark Abel.

Today the leading places are occupied by:

• Floribunda brought to our regions from Mexico, where, in fact, this species was discovered. Translated, the name sounds like "abundantly flowering" which fully characterizes the shrub, a huge number of large flowers paint the plant pink. In combination with the brilliant light green foliage, Abelia will delight your eyes throughout the flowering period.
• Large-flowered Abelia is a hybrid. It blooms with rather large flowers, each with five petals, of a soft bed pink color with a not bright aroma. Plant height varies from one and a half to two meters. The downside can be considered the possibility of growing only in the southern regions, since it is very susceptible to cold weather and temperatures below minus 12 degrees are not viable for it.
• Chinese. The flowers are white with a faded pink base and are located on branches slightly lowered to the bottom.
• Tricolor... Quite a large representative of its kind, it can reach 4 meters in height. The flowers are tubular, the color goes from crimson to bed pink.
• Korean Abelia differs in a period of long flowering. The branches are dense and close to each other.
• Abelia Schumann pleases the gaze of the gardener from June to September. In comparison with other species, the number of flowers is not large, but does not make it less attractive, and the delicate lilac color goes well with other plants.

Abelia Korean: variety description

Abelia Korean: photo of the variety

Abelia Korean can be safely called the first in its kind in terms of ease of care and resistance to diseases and weather conditions.

• Abelia Korean shrub of medium size, from one and a half to 2.5 m in height. In accordance with the process of growth and development, it is classified as slow-growing.
• It grows wild in mixed forests or rocky areas.
• The crown is dense, from the base of the branches stretch upward, then descend to the ground.
• Lanceolate leaves are located two at each node. In the autumn, the foliage changes its color to burgundy-orange.
• The flowers of Abelia Korean with a diameter of 1 cm, the color is pale pink and the petals are slightly bent in opposite directions.
• Differs in a long flowering period for ornamental shrubs from the last weeks of May to early October.
• A strong and rich aroma is characteristic.
• The fruits of the Korean Abelia are small and elongated, no more than 1 cm in size. Fruits from August to September.
• Not divided into varieties in the gardens, only wild-growing is grown.

Planting and breeding

Abelia Korean: photo of the variety

In 90% of cases, Abelia loves warmth, Korean Abelia is an exception to the rule, calmly tolerates light frosts up to minus 8 degrees.

The ideal time of the year for planting is spring.

Abelia Korean has three breeding methods: seed, cuttings and root suckers... In the first version, the seedlings will break through in one to two months, the first flowering can be observed after 3 years.The second option is less preferable due to its low survival rate, and the third is the most effective.

In the choice of soil for planting Korean Abelia, preference is given to loamy and sandy loam. Stagnant water should be avoided. There is no priority in choosing a shady or sunny side.

Care

Abelia Korean: photo of the variety

Abelia Korean in care is not very whimsical, here are the main recommendations:

• The shrub is fertilized three times: with a vein, during the budding period and in the fall. Fertilizers are phosphorus-potassium, mineral and superphosphate, respectively.
• It does not need frequent watering, but if the soil under the plant is dry, it must be loosened and moistened.
• The main threat among pests is aphids, mostly resistant to diseases.
• To increase branching, pruning is performed.
• Young plants are sheltered for the winter.

Abelia Korean: reviews of gardeners

• Svetlana Maksimovna, Moscow region: “First of all, I like to grow Korean Abelia, because it is completely unpretentious to care for. It is enough to water and cover on time for the winter. Cropping of the Korean abelia will be required next year, but that is also not difficult to do. ”
• Kristina Vasilievna, Samara region: “Abelia Koreyskaya has been growing with me for a long time, she will perfectly overtake a single planting or in a composition, she decorated our gazebo, as well as the space around the pool. I can say with confidence that this plant has filled our garden with a wonderful aroma and delicate flowers. "