Stats

Lifespan

15-25 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Uncommon

About

This multistemmed shrub grows in thickets with arching branches up to 1.8 meters. It produces bell-shaped flowers that bloom continuously from late summer into winter.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Abelia