Abelia x Grandiflora "Kaleidoscope" 5Liters

🌿 Abelia × grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’

Botanical Name: Abelia × grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’
Common Names: Kaleidoscope Abelia, Glossy Abelia

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📌 Product Description

Abelia × grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ is a striking evergreen shrub admired for its variegated foliage, which emerges with cream and pink tones before maturing to green, providing year-round interest. During spring to autumn, it produces small, fragrant white flowers with pink tinges that attract bees and butterflies.

Its compact, rounded habit makes it ideal for borders, hedges, and container planting, while the vibrant foliage adds a dynamic splash of colour to any garden.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 1 – 1.5 m
• Spread: approx. 1 – 1.5 m
• Growth Habit: Rounded, bushy, evergreen
• Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (full sun enhances foliage colour)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil; adaptable to a range of soil types
• Water:
  • Moderate watering; drought-tolerant once established
  • Avoid waterlogging
• Feeding: Balanced fertiliser in spring for healthy growth and flowering
• Maintenance:
  • Light pruning after flowering maintains shape
  • Remove dead or damaged stems

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Spring to autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring through autumn
• Climate Suitability: Temperate, subtropical, and coastal regions
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant; protect young plants

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Variegated foliage provides year-round colour and texture
• Long flowering season with fragrant blooms
• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies
• Low-maintenance, hardy, and versatile

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden borders and hedges
✔ Patio and balcony containers
✔ Mixed shrub and perennial plantings
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens
✔ Feature or specimen shrub