Abelia x grandiflora 'Mincautri' ~ Tres Amigos® Abelia size-14-ft Deep Blue is the earliest

Deep Blue is the earliest flowering of the Pristar series

and wetwood which causes dieback

The feathery green fern-like foliage turns rusty red in fall

COMPANION PLANTS:  Penstemon

symmetrical form

Abelia x grandiflora 'Mincautri' ~ Tres Amigos® Abelia size-14-ft Deep Blue is the earliestTres Amigo Abelia is a compact mounded evergreen shrub with splendid tricolor foliage. New growth emerges warm pink, shifts to green with cream and yellow variegation and by summer the yellow is replaced by pink. Fragrant white flowers bloom continuously through summer into fall. Flowers best in full sun and rich, moist, well drained soils. Type: Shrub Origins: A. chinensis and A. uniflora Hybrid Height: 2 3' Spread: 2' 5' Spacing: 4 USDA Hardiness