Plant in full sun to light shade. Low water needs along coast but looks best with moderate irrigation. Hardy to 15 F. It can be used as a shrubby border or as a screen and looks best when pruned selectively although tolerant of hard shearing. Can be cut to the ground to encourage new long arching branches.

This hybrid between Abelia x grandiflora (itself a hybrid between Abelia chinensis × Abelia uniflora) and Abelia schumannii was introduced in 1911 by Edward Goucher of the United States Department of Agriculture. It is similar to Abelia x grandiflora, but does not grow as tall and while Abelia grandiflora has white flowers, 'Edward Goucher' has pink flowers and finer textured foliage. Abelia is a genus of up to 30 species with a disjunct distribution of eastern Asia and southern North America (Mexico). The name for the genus honors Dr. Clarke Abel, a physician and author who discovered the Abelia chinensis in China in 1816. More recently a study conducted by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew separated the species of Abelia into four genera with many of them such as this plant listed as species or cultivars within the genus Linnaea, but Kew's own database continues to list these plants as Abelia. We grew this durable and attractive shrub from 1979 until 2007. 

Information displayed on this page about Abelia 'Edward Goucher' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.