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Abeliophyllum distichum
- Korean abelia leaf, White forsythia
This is a rather gaunt looking plant with grey wood, generally grown against a warm wall. It flowers in February and March bearing sweetly fragrant blooms. They are small, white, often pink flushed, and one may turn and may be overlooked. The flowers are held on pinkish purple leafless shoots. Enjoy the charm of its bony skeleton during the winter and its quiet foliage presence during the summer. It can be hard pruned very few years to maintain its size. Give it fertile well drained soil, and, except in warmest places, a west or south facing wall in a sunny spot. It should reach around 2m (6ft) high with a 1.5m (5ft) spread.
- height
- 2m
- spread
- 1.50 m
- hardiness
- fully hardy
- conditions
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- Abeliophyllum distichum
- vernac. Korean abelia leaf , White forsythia
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