Abelia x grandiflora 'Abelops' ~ Sunshine Daydream Abelia part-shade providing year-round interest in the

providing year-round interest in the landscape

A strand of adult Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) trees in Pennsylvania

The large mildly fragrant red double flowers bloom mid spring attracting butterflies

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Abelia x grandiflora 'Abelops' ~ Sunshine Daydream Abelia part-shade providing year-round interest in theSunshine Daydream Abelia is a rounded evergreen shrub with splendid tricolor foliage. New growth emerges dark pink with green and white variegation and softens to dreamy pink, golden yellow, and green hues as they mature. Fragrant white flowers bloom on new wood in summer and mature to rosy tones. Flowers best in full sun and rich, moist, well drained soils. Type: Shrub Origins: A. chinensis and A. uniflora Hybrid Height: 3 4' Spread: 3' 4' Spacing: