- A stately, attractive shrub, it reaches 1-1.8 m in height and a similar width.
- The semi-evergreen leaves are ovate, glossy, and dark green. In winter, they turn brownish-red, and in milder climates, they persist on the shrub until spring.
- Flowers appear at the turn of May and June. The delicately scented flowers are gathered in small clusters of 2-5. The flowers are funnel-shaped, white with a pink tint. It often blooms again in the second half of summer, lasting until September.
- The fruit is a dry capsule covered with red hairs.
- It tolerates urban conditions well and is resistant to diseases and pests.
- Due to its limited frost hardiness, Abelia can be grown in a pot and moved to a bright, cool room for the winter.
