Abelia chinensis Low Stock The trifoliate orange parent lends

The trifoliate orange parent lends both the cold hardiness and the fierce thorns

From the early 1960s onward

where the hot magenta reads against silver and green

The name is a plain-spoken marriage of words

wilder scale

Abelia chinensis Low Stock The trifoliate orange parent lendsA seldom seen species with old world charm, Abelia chinensis is a deciduous shrub native to China and one of the foundational parents of the widely grown Abelia x grandiflora. Far less common in American gardens than its hybrid offspring, the true species offers its own quiet distinctions: larger foliage, a fuller habit, and a long summer season of bloom that makes it a thoughtful choice for collectors and pollinator gardeners alike. It grows upright