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ABELIA 'Canyon Creek'
Canyon Creek Abelia, Hybrid Abelia
The popular hybrid abelia ‘Canyon Creek’ is an attractive shrub with a rounded spreading habit. It was selected by Dr. Michael Dirr at the University of Georgia and was chosen as an open pollinated seedling of Abelia chinensis, so its exact parentage is unknown.
The leaves of this semi-evergreen shrub are copper pink when they emerge in spring, mature to yellow-green and revert to a copper rose color from fall through winter. Small, mildly fragrant flowers of pink and white begin to appear in late spring and continue to through to late fall. Attractive five-parted, rose-colored calyces subtend each bloom and persist well after the flowers fall.
Preferred sites for abelia are in full sun to partial shade and acid to neutral, well-drained soil. It is surprisingly drought tolerant, especially when planted in partial shade, and takes well to pruning, though it has a beautiful natural habit. This popular landscape shrub has a neat appearance and works well in foundation plantings, mixed borders or mass plantings. It is deer resistant and its flowers attract bees and butterflies.
9 - 6
6 - 9
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4'-6' / 1.2m - 1.8m
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Drought
Fast
Oval/Rounded
Spring, Summer, Fall
Showy
White, Light Pink
Bicolor
Pink, Copper
Yellow Green
Rose, Copper
Sandy Brown
Yes
No
Single
Medium
Glossy
Semi-Evergreen
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Butterflies
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