Little Richard Dwarf Abelia – 3 Gallon Pot

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Plant Type:  Flowering Evergreen Shrub (May be semi-deciduous to deciduous in zone 6 and 7)

Flower Color:  White, Reddish sepals follow the flowers

Flower Size:  Small, 0.5 to 1″

Flowering Period:  Late Spring through Summer and into Fall!

Flower Type:  Single tubular flowers in 3-inch clusters

Fragrant Flowers:  yes

Foliage Color:  Medium Green, Orange and Pink tinting during fall and winter

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  na

Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer – more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Dry Soil, Heat, Insect

Abelia is alphabetically the first on many lists of shrubs, however, in our opinion, it’s also at or very near the very top of our list for use in landscape design. Abelias have everything expert designers look for in a shrub: color and texture, adaptability, drought tolerance, hardiness and longevity, and no serious pest or disease problems, which makes it one of our favorite flowering shrubs of all time for use in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. ‘Little Richard’ forms a compact rounded mound to maybe 3 feet tall and wide that becomes covered with abundant clusters of tubular, fragrant white flowers which are irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds. The summer flowers are followed by attractive red sepals that keep the color going well into fall. Lustrous green foliage becomes orange and pink tinted with the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall. A fine flowering shrub that will not disappoint!