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    ABELIA x grandiflora 'Francis Mason'
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    ABELIA x grandiflora 'Francis Mason'

    Dark green leaves with golden-yellow margin. Best grown in full sun
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £16.50 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      Less vigorous than grandiflora. Also widely listed as Frances Mason. Wildlife plant - insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. New Zealand. 1950s. Mason Nurseries.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Ovate, glossy leaves to 5cm (2in) long
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      In colder areas
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Pink, tinged white
    • Panicles
      Terminal panicles and axillary cymes
    • Tubular
      Funnel-shaped flowers 2cm (¾in) long with 2-5-lobed calyces
    • Border
      Ideal for the back of a sunny border
    • Fully hardy
    • Gold variegated
    • Entire
    • Ovate
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      2m (6½ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Rounded shrub with arching branches. Produces funnel-shaped flowers 2cm (¾in) long from axillary cymes and in terminal panicles
    • Pruning group 5
      Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that require minimal pruning.
      Action: Trim or lightly cut back shoots that spoil symmetry. Deadhead regularly.
      When: Annually after flowering.

    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
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    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        2m (6½ft)
      		  
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    Vermin & Pest Control
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    £6.50
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    £15.50
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