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Meet the Breeder
Pepinieres Minier
La Ménitré, Maine et Loire, France
FAIRY DANCE™
Abelia
Abelia x
'Minedward'
PP#22,360
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- Long blooming
- Neat habit
- Shade tolerant
- Description
An extra-floriferous abelia with a neat and tidy habit. Fairy Dance™ abelia is a little ball of flowers, loaded with soft lavender blooms from July to October. Evergreen in milder climates; semi-evergreen in cooler areas. Its excellent branching and strong roots make it a good production plant.
- USDA Zone
- 6 - 9 (-10°F/-23.3°C)
- Exposure
- Full sun, Part sun
- Height
- 2 - 4'
- Width
- 2 - 4'
- Finish Time
- 1 season
- Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Flower Color
- Purple
- Foliage Color
- Green
General Care
Soil
Abelia are adaptable to a range of soil types and will tolerate periods of dry soil. Best growth is in moist, well-drained soils; benefits from mulch in the lansdcape.Pruning
Prune in early spring if desired; little pruning will be required for this plant to maintain its neat, ball-like shape.Uses
Ball-like habit makes this abelia perfectly suited to specimen and mixed plantings.Growing Tips
Like most abelia, Fairy Dance is shade tolerant and deer resistant.Features: Alkaline soil, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Fragrant, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Fall interest, Reblooming, Drought tolerant
Filters: Botanical genus: Abelia, Common name: Abelia, Retail program: Local Roots®, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Purple flowers, Green foliage
Features: Alkaline soil, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Fragrant, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Fall interest, Reblooming, Drought tolerant
Filters: Botanical genus: Abelia, Common name: Abelia, Retail program: Local Roots®, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Purple flowers, Green foliage