Glossy abelia is a semi-evergreen (evergreen in the the South) shrub with arching branches and a rounded shape that can get as tall as 10 ft and as wide as 12 ft . Rarely do specimens get that big, though, and the typical size is more like 3-5 ft in height. It has glossy, dark green opposite leaves about 1-2 in long and half as wide. The fragrant, funnel shaped flowers are white, tinged with pink, and about an inch long.