Linnaea × grandiflora

Linnaea hybrid

''Linnaea'' × ''grandiflora'', synonym ''Abelia'' × ''grandiflora'', is a hybrid ''Linnaea'', raised by hybridising ''L. chinensis'' with ''L. uniflora''. It is a deciduous or semievergreen multistemmed shrub with rounded, spreading, or gracefully arching branches to 1.0-1.8 m tall. The leaves are ovate, glossy, dark green, and 2–6 cm long. The flowers are produced in clusters, white, tinged pink, bell-shaped, to 2 cm long. Unlike most flowering shrubs in cultivation, the species blooms from late summer to well into the autumn.

The Latin specific epithet ''grandiflora'' means "abundant flowers".
Glossy Abelia (Linnaea × grandiflora) Cultivated flowers near the edge of a forested trail. Geotagged,Linnaea hybrid,Linnaea × grandiflora,Summer,United States

Uses

''Linnaea'' × ''grandiflora'' was first raised in 1886 at the Rovelli nursery at Pallanza , on Lake Maggiore in Italy. It is used as an ornamental plant in specimen plantings in gardens, or in a mixed border with other shrubs. Propagation is by cuttings. Though relatively easy to cultivate, it is not fully hardy, and requires a sheltered position in full sun. This plant is still widely listed in the UK under the name ''Abelia''. The variegated cultivar 'Hopleys’, with pale pink flowers and growing to 1.5m × 1.5m, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusLinnaea
SpeciesL. hybrid
Photographed in
United States of America