Abelia x grandiflora 'ABLR-PII' ~ Milky Way Abelia floriculture IMAGE: Sönke Haas

IMAGE: Sönke Haas

Susceptible to winter burn

The seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals

COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark

Abelia x grandiflora 'ABLR-PII' ~ Milky Way Abelia floriculture IMAGE: Sönke HaasMilky Way forms a graceful, arching shrub with green leaves edged and splashed with creamy white variegation, giving it a luminous appearance in the landscape. From late spring through fall, it produces small, tubular white to pale pink flowers that are lightly fragrant and attractive to pollinators. Flowers best in full sun and rich, moist, well drained soils. Can remain evergreen in temps as low as 2F. Type: Shrub Origins: A. chinensis and A.