Abelia Lime Splice

Common Name:
Abelia Lime Splice

Description:
Abelia Lime Splice is a compact, evergreen shrub prized for its vibrant lime-green foliage that provides year-round colour and contrast in the garden. Its fresh foliage emerges with bright golden-lime tones, creating a striking feature plant for borders, low hedging, mass planting, or decorative pots. During the warmer months, clusters of small, lightly scented white flowers appear, attracting bees and other beneficial pollinators to the garden. This hardy shrub performs exceptionally well in Melbourne’s climate, tolerating heat, periods of dryness once established, and light frost. Best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny to partly shaded position, Abelia Lime Splice responds well to pruning, making it easy to maintain as a neat, compact shrub. Its colourful foliage and low-maintenance nature make it an excellent choice for modern gardens, courtyards, and landscape borders.

Form:

• Shrub - Small

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 cm – 1 m
• Width: 80 cm – 1.2 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Summer
• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:

• White
• Pale pink tinges

Key Attributes:

• Bee Attracting
• Bird Attracting
• Disease Resistant
• Evergreen
• Hardy
• Low Maintenance
• Perennial
• Suitable for Hedging
• Suitable for Pots

Toxicity:

• Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:

• Lomandra
• Nandina
• Hebe
• Lavender
• Correa
• Dianella
• Westringia
• Liriope