Abelia grandiflora

Abelia grandiflora medium-sized semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub, wide-growing shrub with light pink to white flowers, glossy green leaves and beautiful orange, red to bronze-purple foliage 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. This Abelia grandiflora is also fairly tolerant of air pollution.