Abelia Lavender Mist is a compact shrub that can be deciduous but in average Australian conditions is evergreen.
It has attractive green grey foliage that changes colour with the seasons, in autumn the tips turn burgundy/purple and in winter the leaves turn dark purple.
During summer the plant is covered with clusters of lavender coloured funnel-form flowers.
As with other Abelia, the sepals remain when the flower has dropped, giving the appearance of clusters of little flowers, here the sepals are a delicate straw green in colour with pink tips.