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Abelia x grandiflora 'Sunshine Daydream' (Abelia 'Sunshine Daydream')

Other names: Abelia x grandiflora 'Abelops', Glossy abelia 'Sunshine Daydream'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Sunshine Daydream' is a bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub bearing ovate, glossy, red-flushed, mid-green leaves with yellow margins and, in summer and autumn, fragrant, funnel-shaped, white to pale pink flowers, becoming darker pink with age.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1.2 m 1.2 m 5-10 years
3 ft 3 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in autumn or spring in well-drained soil, in a sheltered site in full sun. Best planted against a wall or in a full bed where neighboring shrubs provide shelter.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises

UK hardiness

USDA zones

Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Bushy, Rounded

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

Perfumed flowers

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Produces low, new growth so benefits from moderate replacement pruning. Spring prune by removing dead or damaged growth. After flowering, cut back up to one in four flowered stems to strong new shoots or to the ground. May need hard pruning every 3-4 yrs.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings

Pests

Genrally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free.

Prune out unsightly shoots only (only when needed)

Prune late summer or autumn flowering shrubs (optional)

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Take softwood cuttings

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

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