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Shrub, 
upright to 8 feet high and arching; glossy, green
opposite, simple leaves, reddish bronze in spring and fall. Showy, small, tubular
flowers in clusters. Pink sepals remain on stem after petals fall off. Sometimes
trimmed to hedge but standard practice is not to shear this shrub and ruin its
natural, arching form.
Quad near church; Encina Hall; Meyer library front (surrounding Cedrus libani) and back; Schwab Center, front; Maps & Records
Illustrations: Sheared, mass planting west of Meyer Library
Additions/Revisions: This is a new entry, not in book.Name derivation, genus | species: After Dr. Clarke Abel, physician, and author on China, 1780-1826 | large flowers
Related material: Stanford Grounds Plant Information Sheet. List No.14, p.9 Botanical
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