Abelia grand. 'Francis Mason'

Abelia grandiflora 'Francis Mason', medium-sized semi-evergreen shrub, broad growing shrub with soft white-pink bell-shaped flowers, light green and yellow, variegated leaves and beautiful orange, red and yellow leaf discoloration in autumn. This abelia is moderately hardy, deserves a sheltered place in sun or partial shade, thrives in all types of soil from weakly acidic to slightly calcareous, does not like soil that is too wet in winter, the flowers are slightly fragrant and attract butterflies and bees. Abelia grandiflora 'Francis Mason' is also fairly tolerant of air pollution.