Abelia × grandiflora is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, raised by hybridising A. chinensis with A. uniflora. Unlike most flowering shrubs in cultivation, the species blooms from late summer to well into the autumn.
The Latin specific epithet grandiflora means "abundant flowers".
[note, a review of Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners reveals it actually says "with large flowers".
New Latin, from Latin grandis great + flor-, flos flower, and the Oxford English Dictionary says "Bearing large flowers". However these flowers are not large, but they are abundant, so further research is warranted.]
"Abelia", the common name and genus name, honors Clarke Abel, physician and naturalist who collected seeds and plants on a British expedition to China in 1817.
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