Damaged abelia - Ask Extension
We have several kaleidoscope abelia that suffered severe cold damage. How should we manage this? Should we prune them?
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Damaged abelia #893567
Asked March 04, 2025, 8:51 AM EST
We have several kaleidoscope abelia that suffered severe cold damage. How should we manage this? Should we prune them?
Frederick County Maryland
Expert Response
Your abelia may be just fine.
Abelia are semi-evergreen plants, so normal for them to lose leaves in a colder or drier winter than we typically have.
There may be no need to prune, so we would wait until they flush out new leaves in spring to determine what died back (if anything).
Abelia blooms on new wood so you should still have flowers this year.
Christine
Abelia are semi-evergreen plants, so normal for them to lose leaves in a colder or drier winter than we typically have.
There may be no need to prune, so we would wait until they flush out new leaves in spring to determine what died back (if anything).
Abelia blooms on new wood so you should still have flowers this year.
Christine
