Abelia Chinensis Rose Creek - 10 Live Plants - Flowering Deer Resistant Butterfly Attracting Shrub

Lustrous leaves with a pinkish cast develop on crimson stems, mature to dark green and transform to a wonderful combination of purple and green in winter. Showy clusters of small, fragrant, white flowers emerge from rosy pink sepals in summer. Its compact size makes an excellent foundation, container or low hedge plant. Evergreen. Provide enriched, well-drained, acidic soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish extensive root system. Once established, prefers regular water but tolerates dry spells, particularly in cooler regions. Protect in northern climates. Prune in late winter to early spring to shape, and apply a controlled-release fertilizer.Pruning time: winter. This evergreen shrub features arching branches with glossy foliage. Its clustered flowers bloom from early summer to fall and are lilac pink in color. Ideally used as a border shrub or for screening. This low-maintenance evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. The first year of growth requires watering weekly. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Shear annually to maintain desired shape. Specimen or grouping for shrub borders or foundations. Also effective as an informal hedge (plants tend to lose attractive graceful shape if pruned or sheared to a more formal hedge look). Compact size of ‘Rose Creek’ facilitates use in mixed borders, along walkways, or for mass plantings on slopes or banks as a shrubby cover. Patio containers.

• Compact evergreen shrub with fragrant white blooms for borders and garden accents
• Provide enriched, well-drained, acidic soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish extensive root system. Once established, prefers regular water but tolerates dry spells, particularly in cooler regions. Protect in northern climates. Prune in late winter to early spring to shape, and apply a controlled-release fertilizer.Pruning time: winter.
• This evergreen shrub features arching branches with glossy foliage. Its clustered flowers bloom from early summer to fall and are lilac pink in color. Ideally used as a border shrub or for screening.
• Specimen or grouping for shrub borders or foundations. Also effective as an informal hedge (plants tend to lose attractive graceful shape if pruned or sheared to a more formal hedge look). Compact size of ‘Rose Creek’ facilitates use in mixed borders, along walkways, or for mass plantings on slopes or banks as a shrubby cover. Patio containers.
• This low-maintenance evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. The first year of growth requires watering weekly. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Shear annually to maintain desired shape.