‘Canyon Creek’ Abelia sports new leaves in spring with a coppery orange to peachy salmon tint that turns to a yellow-green during the summer. From mid summer well into fall abundant clusters of fragrant, nectar-rich tubular white flowers will have the butterflies and hummingbirds thanking you for planting this one. Fall brings coppery foliage color that contrasts beautifully with the rose pink calyxes. Canyon Creek has demonstrated high resistance to heat, humidity and disease, and when established is exceptionally drought tolerant. Oh...and deer, rabbits and insects won't touch it. A fine selection for landscape borders and home foundation plantings.

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub (May be semi-deciduous in northern zones)
Height at Maturity: 3-6' depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 3-6' depending on pruning
Spacing: 3-3.5' apart for solid hedges, 8'+ apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Rounded Mound
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Flower Color: White, Rose-Pink calyxes
Flower Size: Small, 0.5"
Flowering Period: Early Summer, Mid-Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid-Fall
Flower Type: Single, Bell-shape
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Yellow to Chartreuse, Bronze-Pink new leaves
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low Once Established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist, Well Drained Dry
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.5
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect