In comparison to another variegated selection, ‘Conti’, ‘Sunrise’ grows higher and under heavy shade maintains its yellow variegation, whereas ‘Conti’ loses much of its white variegation (U.S. Abelia x grandiflora Kaleidoscope Abelia grandiflora Kaleidoscope is a wonderful semi-evergreen shrub with bright yellow variegated foliage and scented pink. It reportedly maintains its variegation throughout the year, whereas the leaves of the variegated selection ‘Francis Mason’ turns completely green in shade and entirely yellow in sun. Hardy to USDA Zone (5) 6 ‘Sunrise’ was discovered as a branch sport in a field of cultivated Abelia × grandiflora at Taylor's Nursery, Raleigh, North Carolina. Sun (best) to part shade, acid peaty soil. The leaf coloration does not burn or scorch in the hottest of weather. 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. The chameleon-like foliage changes with the seasons, from golden-yellow in the. Changing color over the seasons, Abelia × grandiflora Kaleidoscope (Glossy Abelia) is a dwarf, variegated, semi-evergreen shrub. Flowers white to pale pink, somewhat fragrant, blooms in summer and into fall. Sunrise is considered the best variegated Abelia by Laurence Hatch (Hatch 20212022) but is rated poorly by Michael Dirr (Dirr 2009), suggesting either that. A personal favorite, spectacular Kaleidoscope abelia, offers year-round leaf color that must be seen to be believed. Gardening Wholesale Sources News Gallery. Leaves simple, opposite, glossy, variegated, center dark green and margin golden when young, then creamy yellow fall color ranges from yellow, orange to reddish. Kaleidoscope abelia is one of the easiest plants you can add to your garden for year-round, ever-changing colors. Flower color is pretty much limited to white and pink (the red-flowering ones are really dark reddish-pink. Many have been developed for improved foliage interest, such as colorful new growth, which is at its most intense in spring. Plant Patent 16,988, July 15, 2006).Broadleaf evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub, 3-5 ft (0.9-1.5 m) tall and 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m) wide, densely branched. Spirea, like Weigela and Abelia, has undergone an explosion of new varieties in the past decade. In contrast, the leaves of ‘Kaleidoscope’ consist of smaller green blotches which occupy approximately 50% of the entire leaf surface, this area is surrounded by yellow (spring and summer) or orange and red margins (fall) which approximately occupy the remaining 50% of the leaf surface (U.S. The leaves of these three variegated selections are predominantly green, some 70-85% of the leaf surface is green with a relatively uniform and slender white or cream-yellow margin. White Kaleidoscope Abelia Flowering Shrub in 3-Gallon (s) Pot. 9,698), Abelia × grandiflora ‘Conti’ (P.P 8,472) and Abelia × grandiflora × Abelia chinensis ‘Mardi Gras’ (P.P. White Kaleidoscope Abelia Accent Shrub in 2-Gallon (s) Pot. The three closest comparison variegated Abelia selections are Abelia × grandiflora ‘Sunrise’ (P.P. Hardy to USDA Zone 6 ‘Kaleidoscope’ was discovered in 1997 by Randy Lindsey, Locust, NC, as a single variegated branch sport on an individual of Abelia × grandiflora ‘Little Richard’, a non-variegated selection.
#ABELIA KALEIDOSCOPE VS ABELIA SUNRISE FULL#
Sun, full sun enhances vibrancy of the foliage colors, reportedly the foliage does not scorch in full sun will tolerate shade. Flowers white, fragrant, tubular, blooms in summer and into fall. Abelia x grandiflora Sunrise is one of the best variegated forms with its compact vase-shape and distinctly red new stems. Leaves simple, opposite, glossy, variegated yellow with a green center spring and summer then in the fall a combination of golden-yellow, orange and fiery-red.
Broadleaf evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub, compact and dense low mounding to 24-30 inches (~60-75 cm) tall by 36-42 inches (~90-105 cm) wide with bright red stems.
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