Kaleidoscope Abelia Bush

Create instant visual interest on your property and from the curb with our Kaleidoscope Abelia PP#16988 (Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope') shrub. This low-growing, compact broadleaf evergreen shrub features stunning variegated leaves! The attention-commanding show begins in the spring when leaves begin to appear on brilliant red stems, a contrast that really has to be seen to be believed!

The foliage features lime green centers with a bit of yellow around the edges to create an unusual specimen that draws the eye instantly from the moment it comes into view. A Southern Living® Plant, Abelia has additional features that are also sure to delight you! In late spring, cute little pink buds will cover your plant. These will later blossom into white flowers that will continue to bloom into autumn. In fact, Kaleidoscope is considered the longest bloomer of the Abelias!

Unlike some less unique shrub varieties, the color of this handsome shrub doesn't go away with the spring. The color just gets more intense and mature as the seasons unfold and summer progresses! When summer days turn to fall, the Kaleidoscope's colors change in true kaleidoscope-style to orange-red autumn hues. The colors will darken into resplendent and magnificent autumn colors. What a show!

Landscape Application:

A must-have variegated ornamental shrub, Kaleidoscope is an incredibly brilliant specimen plant! The colors changing throughout the growing season bring you something new each spring, summer, fall, and winter! The white flowers are loved by butterflies and bees, and even hummingbirds.

This showy shrub does extremely well in small gardens, as a border plant, hedge, or even in containers on your patio or porch. You'll love to study the color from spring through fall. This is a shrub that truly adds to the aesthetic appeal of your landscape or lawn with eye-popping color!

Create vivid foundation plantings, showy backdrops, and screening hedges. The xeric nature makes Abelia perfect for harsher conditions, such as Rock Gardens and Water-Wise Gardens.

• Compact Broadleaf Variegated Evergreen
• Lime Green & Yellow Leaves
• Showy Red Stems Intense Color From Spring Through Fall
• Long Lasting Spring Til Fall Blooms For Butterflies!
• Heat & Humidity Resistant Broadleaf Evergreens
• Hedges, Privacy, Specimens & Xeric Accents

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Abelia is not only incredibly beautiful but also carefree. Unless you choose to shape it with a little pruning, there's really no maintenance required. Growing best in full sun and partial shade, plant in any kind of well-drained soil with moderate moisture, becoming low once established.

Hardy throughout USDA planting zones 6-9, these colorful shrubs grow 30 inches tall and spread 36 - 40 inches wide. Kaleidoscope will resist occasional frost and can be semi-evergreen in cooler climates and fully evergreen in warmer climates. You can prune in the late winter or early spring to keep this compact plant tidier. Abelia isn't too bothered by drought or heat. It's tolerant of many soil types and even the deer tend to leave it alone.

• Full Sun & Partial Shade
• Well-Drained Soil
• Moderate to Low Moisture
• Prune Late Winter or Early Spring
• Deer & Pest Resistant

Planting your own long-flowering, year-round colorful Kaleidoscope Abelia bush in your garden ensures interest from spring through fall without any heavy commitment from you. Just order today, then sit back to watch the Kaleidoscope of colors materialize before you! Now at NatureHills.com!