Abelia triflora

Habitat

Exposition

Plein soleil ou mi-ombre

Humidité

Sol sec à moyen.

Sol

Sol léger à moyen.

pH

Sols non acides

Rusticité

Zone 6

Habitat originel

Dry scrub and rocky slopes in calcareous soils, 1200 - 4200 metres in Uttar Pradesh[146, 158].

Origine géographique

E. Asia - N.W. Himalayas.

Autres usages

• Wood - hard, close and even-grained .
• Used for walking sticks [146, 158].

Culture

• Requires a well-drained open loamy soil[11] in a warm, sheltered sunny position [200, 245].
• Plants are best grown in semi-shade [219].
• They are intolerant of water-logging[200] and of dry soils [219].
• Succeeds in any soil but new growth is less vigorous in dry soils [202].
• One report says that the plant likes a soil with a high chalk content[245], though another says that chlorosis occurs on very alkaline soils [202].
• This species is hardy to about -15°c[184], it grows well in the open at Kew [11].
• A fairly slow-growing plant, it is shy to flower in British gardens unless placed against a sunny wall [219].
• It flowers on wood that is 2 - 3 years old or older [182].
• Another report says that the plant flowers on the new wood[219], whilst another says that it flowers on terminal clusters [245].
• Any pruning is best done immediately after flowering by thinning out the old wood [182, 219].
• Les plantes de ce genre sont notamment résistantes aux armillaires (champignons) [200].
• Closely related to A buddleioides and A. umbellata [182].
• The flowers are wonderfully scented[182], with the fragrance of vanilla [245].

Propagation

• Seed - we have no specific information for this plant, but suggest sowing the seed in early spring in a greenhouse .
• Quand ils sont suffisament développés pour être manipulés, repiquez les semis dans des pots individuels et culitivez les dans une serre pour au moins leur premier hiver .
• Plantez les à leurs positions définitives à la fin du printemps ou au début de l'été, après les dernières gelées .
• Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 7 -10cm with a slight heel, July in pots of sandy soil in a frame [11].
• Takes 3 - 4 weeks .
• Very easy, a good percentage of the cuttings root [78].
• Cuttings of mature wood, 7 - 10cm with a heel if possible, November in a cold frame .
• Très bon résultats [78].
• Layering young shoots [245].