![]() ![]() – The blooms on these plants are spectacular and they just keep coming and coming! Dainty white, fragrant bell shaped bloossoms form in clusters on branch tips. ![]() Blooms of the Sunshine Daydream Abelia plant: Expect to get 4-8″ of growth in a growing season until mature. ![]() ![]() Remember to trim 4-6 inches beneath where you would like to see the plants height and shape as they will re-flush new growth and blooms almost immediately after trimming. – Moderately fast growing shrub quickly establishes itself into the landscape. Growth Rate of the Glossy Abelia Sunshine Daydream: Plants bloom on new growth so don’t be afraid to trim them back to shape, they will rebloom quickly after a pruning. It has a somewhat reduced tendency to throw long branches compared to other grandiflora plant selections and grows moderately fast. – Abelia Sunshine Daydream has an somewhat upright spreading shape. Growth Habit of Sunshine Daydream Abelia: Space plants at a minimum of 2-3 ft from the center of one plant to the center of another for foundation plantings. – Glossy Abelia can reach sizes of 3-4+ feet High | 3-4 feet Wide but are most often kept to about 4 ft with annual or semi annual pruning. – Abelia shrubs have a low salt tolerance and should be avoided for coastal not particular about soil components and grow equally as well in sandy soils as they do in clay.– Glossy Abelia are tolerant of moist soils for short periods, but avoid planting in areas that remain water logged after rains for prolonged periods. – Abelia will prefer moist well drained soils but is quite drought tolerant when established into the landscape and little difference in vigor or bloom is noticed on Glossy Abelia when planted into a drier or sandy soil locatin with afternoon shade. Soil Preference and Salt tolerance of Sunshine Daydream Abelia grandiflora: Augustine areas of Northeast Florida.Īdds texture to the garden and contrasts well with larger foliage plants. Evergreen in our subtropical climate zone for Jacksonville and St. – Small foliage is a glossy variegated bright yellow and green color, with reddish purple stems and new growth that is a bright rosy pink color. Here is a link to the patent application information, the only thing that is confusing here is that, at least in our North Florida subtropical climate, the flowers are more whitish on the plants I have seen not lavender, so Im unsure why it is listed that way.įoliage of the Abelia grandiflora Sunshine Daydream: Sunshine daydream is almost identical to ‘Kaleidoscope’ and it is hard to tell the difference in the two, Sunshine daydream has a little bit of coloration difference and leaves are a bit smaller than Kaleidoscope but for me their overall appearance is the same other than Kaleidoscopes new growth is a brighter deeper red color. An heirloom garden plant and has long been a favored garden plant for attracting butterfly, hummingbird and other pollinators to the garden. Adds a really nice pop of color in the landscape and great texture as well.Ībelia grandiflora ‘Abelops’ Sunshine Daydreams partent plant Abelia grandiflora is considered native to areas of Asia. It has beautifully bright yellow and green variegated foliage and a lush full growth habit. – The new Abelia cultivar is a naturally-occurring sport of Abelia×grandiflora ‘Little Richard’, (not patented green parent plant) The new cultivar was discovered as a branch mutation and selected during May 2007 in a controlled outdoor nursery environment in Zundart, The Netherlands. Origins of Abelia Sunshine Daydream / Abelia /Linnaea grandiflora: ![]()
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