Abelia "Kaleidoscope'

Common Name:
Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'

Description:
Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' is a compact, evergreen shrub known for its vibrant foliage that shifts colour with the seasons, making it a standout in any Melbourne garden. This variety features variegated leaves that emerge bright yellow with green centres in spring, deepen to golden hues in summer, and transition into warm orange and red tones during autumn and winter. It forms a dense, rounded habit and produces small, white, trumpet-shaped flowers that appear prolifically from late spring through to autumn. These lightly fragrant blooms attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' thrives in full sun to part shade, preferring well-drained soil. It is frost hardy, drought tolerant once established, and requires minimal pruning to maintain its shape, making it a popular choice for low-maintenance landscapes.

Form:
*Shrub - Small
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 80 cm
*Width: 1 m

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer
*Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
*White

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Disease Resistant
*Scented flowers
*Bee Attracting
*Perennial
*Suitable for Hedging
*Suitable for Topiary

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
*Liriope muscari
*Heuchera varieties
*Lavandula dentata
*Nandina domestica
*Buxus sempervirens

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.