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Abelia Edward GoucherAbelia Edward Goucher is an attractive, semi-evergreen shrub featuring graceful arching branches. Small pink flowers adorn it all summer long. This plant attracts butterflies to your garden. It makes an eye-catching display.This semi-compact shrub is part of the honeysuckle family. It blooms on new wood, so pruning can be done whenever necessary. Cold temperatures may cause some damage to the stems of the plant in northern regions. New growth will replace the old growth every spring. Plant alongside shrubs with dark green foliage to really set it off nicely. Its loose growth habit softens corners and pathways. Landscaping IdeasAbelia 'Edward Goucher' makes an excellent hedge plant. It is also useful along foundations or fence lines. Showy pink flowers put on quite a display all summer long. Its attractive purple-bronze fall color makes it interesting most of the year.It is deer resistant, so it makes a good choice in areas plagued by these animals. These plants make an excellent screen or mass planting shrub. There are no thorns to worry about, which makes maintenance easy. Flowers are fragrant, so plant it where you can enjoy the scent as well as the visual appeal. Care Of and Planting TipsPlant your Abelia 'Edward Goucher' in a sunny to semi-sunny location. While it will grow well in shade it will not bloom well and the growth will become leggy. It may remain green all winter or turn a bronze-purple color. At zero degrees, the shrub will die back to the ground and regrow the next spring.Feed in early spring before new growth begins. Water regularly until the plant is well established. Once established, it will become drought tolerant. Even if you like the look of unpruned Abelia, after a few years thinning is truly needed or all the plant's energy will be put towards maintaining that thick tangle of stems and you will lose some of your flowers. A quick thinning out and your flower count will increase greatly. Abelia Edaward Goucher Information
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