Abelia 'Edward Goucher'

542-001-1 Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
Joy Creek Photo Archive (c) all rights reserved	Abelia 'Edward Goucher' is a remarkable cross that has semi-evergreen foliage on long cascading stems. Young stems are reddish and young leaves are coppery in appearance. Both features enhance the softly colored flowers which are lilac-pink in the interior and exterior of the tube but white on their lobes. A Great Plant Picks selection. Spring, summer and fall. 5 ft. x 6 ft. Soft Lilac Pink flowers *Sun, Part Shade Zones 7, 8, 9*
(A cross between Abelia x grandiflora and A. parvifolia introduced about 1911 by Edward Goucher.) Tolerant of a variety of soil and light conditions, Abelia `Edward Goucher' can be used as a speciman, as part of a mixed border, or as a hedge or tall groundcover.