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Poco Loco® Abelia x grandiflora

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
3' 3' 91cm 91cm
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 2' - 3'
Height: 61cm - 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 91cm
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  • Details

    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm

    Features

    Instant gardens are usually just a dream, but Poco Loco® abelia can make it a reality. This low-mounded plant quickly grows to its mature size and provides color all growing season long. Its glossy foliage is a bright yellow and orange in the spring. For the rest of the season, its foliage retains a healthy green color with pink new growth, complemented by pink flowers.

    Top reasons to grow Poco Loco® abelia?

    • Interesting color changes
    • Attracts pollinators
    • Convenient small size
    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Light pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Colors: 
    Pink
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green with pink new growth
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Blends in well with mixed gardens with perennials and annuals. It can be used as a low hedge and looks lovely in containers.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Abelia are easy care plants that need little regular maintenance. It can be lightly trimmed to shape in spring after the new growth begins to emerge if you wish. If you decide to prune in the summer, you'll likely remove some flowers, but the plant will be just fine.

    Poco Loco® Abelia x grandiflora 'SMNAGBT' USPP 35,980
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    • I hope you don't have to post this negative review, because my bad experience with a purchase of 3 poco locos was not the usual 5 star rating I would give to numerous in-store purchases of Proven Winners plants. 3 online purchases of these plants arrived in good condition, but the next morning, newest growth was brittle and shriveled. Even with placing the pots in shade in moderate temperatures and occasional misting, the deterioration continued until a week later, all 3 were dead. I have to believe these cuttings were not rooted enough nor hardened off before shipping. I am a Master Gardener and loyal purchaser of Proven Winners plants, but will probably refrain from online purchases in the future.

      Susan Colburn
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 14 weeks ago
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