Kaleidoscope Abelia Bush

Bright golden yellow variegation on medium green leaves along with brilliant red stems creates a striking kaleidoscope of color. Emerging bright yellow and lime green in spring its glossy oval leaves turn golden yellow in summer before taking on glowing orange and fiery red hues in fall.

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Kaleidoscope abelia bush

Kaleidoscope abelia is a colorful shrub that will brighten any corner of your garden. Changing color over the seasons abelia grandiflora kaleidoscope glossy abelia is a dwarf variegated semi evergreen shrub. Abelia x grandiflora kaleidoscope pp16988 looking for a dwarf easy care evergreen shrub that flowers and provides year long color.

In other words it is a relatively low maintenance plant with a very nice payoff in appearance. The kaleidoscope abelia bush is recommended for growing zone 6 zone 7 zone 8 and zone 9. A low compact selection that works well as a foundation plant low hedge or for use in patio containers.

It is hardy in usda zones 5 through 9 happy in full sun to partial shade and tolerant of most soil types and at least some drought. The bright leaves would make an attractive plant even without the abundance of white flowers that decorate this shrub all summer long. Plant en masse as a groundcover or for dramatic.

During fall the leaves transform into fiery reds oranges greens and yellows. The red stemmed shrub s lemon bordered chartreuse spring foliage switches deep green with creamy or golden yellow edges in summer. Image by debnelv glossy abelia is a beautiful flowering shrub native to italy.

From late summer small full shaped to tubular white to pink flowers smother the bushes. Abelia x grandiflora kaleidoscope plant patent 16 988. Kaleidoscope is as versatile as it is colorful with chameleon like foliage that changes with the seasons from golden yellow in spring to orange red in fall.

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