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ABELIA x grandiflora 'Francis Mason'
Dark green leaves with golden-yellow margin. Best grown in full sun
Further Reading....
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- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
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Evergreen - ovate, glossy leaves to 5cm (2in) long
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Semi-evergreen - Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well. - in colder areas
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Shades of pink - All shades of pink through to Carmine (red) - pink, tinged white
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Height - 1.5m (5ft)
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Spread - 2m (6½ft)
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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
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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)
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Full sun
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Additional Features - Good to know - - less vigorous than grandiflora. Also widely listed as Frances Mason.
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Pests & Diseases - none
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Place of origin - garden origin. New Zealand. 1950s. Mason Nurseries.
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Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Flower Shape - Panicles - - terminal panicles and axillary cymes
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Tubular - funnel-shaped flowers 2cm (¾in) long with 2-5-lobed calyces
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Leaf Colour (if not green) - Gold variegated -
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Leaf margin - Entire - see photos above
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Leaf shape - Ovate - see photos above
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Pruning group - 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.
RHS group 8 -
Scented Plants - Scented flowers -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil -
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Abelia - Care Guide
Shrubs - Care Guide
- How to plant/move a shrub
- How to plant/move a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fertisiling shrubs - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Mulching - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Taking semi-ripe cuttings -Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-sown seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Trimming a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
1.5m (5ft)
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2m (6½ft) |

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Useful extras...

Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50

Garden Goodies
Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots.
Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
Only £10.20