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Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $68.85.Current price is: $48.20.

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Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia

Abelia grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Flowering Evergreen Shrub (May be semi-deciduous in northern zones)

Height at Maturity: 2-3′

Width at Maturity: 3-4′

Suggested Spacing: 3′ for solid hedges, 6’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Mounding

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Small, 0.5″

Flowering Period: Early Summer through Mid-Fall

Flower Type: Single, bell-shape

Fragrant Flowers: Yes

Foliage Color: Yellow and Green, Orange and Red in winter

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.0 – 8.0

Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

If we could only plant one shrub in our gardens, it might just be the Kaleidoscope Abelia. Why? It is a superstar of a shrub and color factory! Not only does this Abelia provide a “kaleidoscope” of bright color year round in the landscape it is also exceptionally tough, durable, low maintenance, and drought, heat and humidity tolerant. You’ll also be happy to know that insects, diseases, deer and rabbits won’t touch it!

Kaleidoscope Abelia provides constantly swirling color throughout all the seasons on evergreen foliage. It displays variegated bright yellow and green foliage during the warm season that changes to brilliant shades of red and deep orange during the winter months. Then, when soil starts to warm up in spring light orange new growth emerges that turns to yellow. The foliage does not bleach in the sun.

But that’s not all. Kaleidoscope is in the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) plant family, which explains why it produces fragrant tubular flowers. The small white flowers are someone lost against the bright foliage, however are produced throughout summer and into fall and are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.

Kaleidoscope Abelia is a dwarf that naturally grows in a dense mound to 2.5 feet tall or so and 3 to 4 feet wide at maturity. That said, it responds very well to shearing so can be kept smaller with minimal pruning. We’re not that into the formal look so give ours a trim only one time a year in late winter, before new leaves begin to emerge.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a dense mound 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, Kaleidoscope Abelia has many, many uses in landscape design. It is ideal for use as a colorful accent or specimen in smaller landscape spaces and provides a stunning display of color when planted in groupings or mass plantings in larger landscape borders. Excellent for us in straight or staggered rows in home foundation plantings or in mass on sunny slopes, embankments and hillsides for erosion control. It shears well so is perfect for use as a low, formal hedge. Because it will tolerate part shade we often use it as an underplanting for small trees such as crape myrtle, Vitex (Chaste Tree) and taller growing Japanese maples. Stunning when planted near other plants and trees that have purple, red or dark green foliage, such as Loropetalums, purple leaved Crape myrtles, and red-leaved Japanese maples.

Kaleidoscope Abelia fine addition to butterfly and hummingbird gardens, yellow theme gardens, Asian-themed gardens and Xeriscape gardens (low water needs)

Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for solid hedges, 6 feet or more apart for space between plants

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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Abelia variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Kaleidoscope Abelia is very easy to grow in most any average soil in full sun to part shade. It prefers a moist but well-drained soil however is exceptionally tolerant of dry soil conditions when established. The best flowering and foliage color occur in full to mostly sun. Maintenance is minimal. We prune our Abelia for shaping purposes one time a year in late winter or early spring. That said, plants respond very well to shearing for hedges or formal shapes. It is evergreen in the southern zones where it grows and might be semi-deciduous some winters in zones north of 7a-7b.

Helpful Articles

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Was amazed how beautiful the kaleidoscope shrubs are! Definitely will do business again!———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These plants came in great condition. They seem to be thriving now that they are in the ground.—————————————–Thanks so much for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

Excellent, healthy and green. So impressed with quality of plants we get from Wilson Bros. We can not wait for this one to fill out. We even recycle all the packing, container and box it comes in.—————————————————————–Thanks for the pic! Thanks so much! Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

Dear Sirs:
The very nice Abelia plants arrived today.
They will look great in my garden.
Thanks———————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This Abelia is absolutely gorgeous and so well packaged; planted it right away and it looks great; and what service…————————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

But it was more because of the photograph of this plant. I have had abelias and thought they were okay and okay with their color but think i expected more from the kaleidoscope but nothing due to how Wilson Bros handled the order. And maybe i just need to wait for fall color to think that kaleidoscope is really a special plan for foliage color.———————————————————————The Kaleidoscope changes colors year round. Keep us posted. We are glad you are pleased with your purchase! Have a great day 🙂 Beth | WBG

Hello Brent and Brooks
We normally do not write reviews, but I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you how much we love your company. We love your story as well. Your customer service is top-notch and we love the way that you ship the products with the utmost of care. This is our second year ordering from you and we have only had one plant that did not come back for a second season (it was a perennial). We love the variety of your plants as well. Everything that we have ordered is beautiful.————————————————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These plants arrived in great condition thanks to the way they were packaged. They are already growing and we are very happy with them.——————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The Kaleidoscope arrived in the usual excellent packaging and was still moist. The plant itself was very healthy looking, not even wilted! It’s been planted about 2 weeks now and doing great! We have always been extremely satisfied with every aspect of dealing with Wilson Brothers and this has been no exception. We love Wilson Brothers!!——————————————-Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

As usual, Wilson Bros delivered what they promise. We received a great size shrub, which was shipped quickly, packaged with utmost care, and arrived in perfect condition. A few days passed before we got it into the ground, bit it’s thriving. It adds the color interest my developing landscape needed.————————————————-Thamks for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My order of three 3-gallon pots of Kaleidoscope Abelias just arrived, and I’m thrilled. This is yet another time Wilson Bros Gardens photo reflected what was in the well-packed cartons. They are the promised burst of color promised in the description. Absolutely stunning!———————————————Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These abelias arrived in great shape and are settling in to their new location well. Wilson Bros is the best. The rupurewort I ordered last year is amazing too—it has grown to its full 24 inch spread already.———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

5 stars out of 5 but it deserves 10 stars!! Wilson Bros Gardens goes beyond and above!! The plants are super healthy, packaged extremely well! Definitely great quality!! The customer service is exceptional!!———————————————Wow!! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My order arrived today in Texas, and I just can’t believe how beautiful and fresh the plants are! Here are a couple of pictures to show you how good they look just as they were taken out of the shipping box.
The photos are of a 3-gal forsythia and a 3-gal Mary Nell Holly.
I also ordered two abelia plants, and they arrived in perfect condition also.
Thanks so much!
A very satisfied customer,————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My Kaleidoscope Abelia arrived in great shape and of high quality. The planting instructions supplied were excellent. I followed the directions and had no problems planting my Abelia.
About a week later, I noticed some dropped leaves around my plant. I have heard that planting a plant in a new location can shock the plant, so I wasn’t too concerned. (I haven’t seen any dropped leaves lately.). I am looking forward to seeing the winter colors of the Abelia.
I am very pleased with my purchase.——————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

It’s my third orders from Wilson Bros. I love the way they pack and ship the plants. A big healthy Kaleidoscope Abelia was packed and safely delivered without any kind of damage; even with a few flowers. What else can you ask for?—————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Very nice sized potted plants in soil with good root systems. The soil was moist but the bottom leaves on one plant were brown and dying. I believe this was due to being shipped in the hot summer. Both plants are now growing nicely. I have ordered several plants from Wilsons and have always been happy with my purchases.————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Wilson Brothers carefully wrapped the plant, and it arrived in excellent condition. I’m very happy with the quality.———————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I am growing mine in Large container on my deck. Great addition to my collection.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I really like this shrub, but it is not what I expected. Each one (I bought six) has a different color,- some more green, others yellow, and a few are fire red with yellow highlights.—————————————–Once they are established, they will more than likely all have the same coloration. Thanks for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

Both have arrived
Thanks!——————————-We are glad they arrived and you are pleased with your purchase! Beth | WBG 🙂

We received the Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia in perfect condition. It is vigorous and gorgeous with varied colors of green, yellow and reds. We love it.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Bushes came fast and were in great condition, planted the next day and they are doing great. Next year I will be doing all my planting using this company. Prices are competitive, selections unbelievable,and I don’t have to run all over town. The web page allowed me to purchase the best bushes for my part of the country plus knew exactly sun,shade and water needs. Would never get this information at a chain. Not dragging home in my car a HUGE benefit, not to mention I dont have to clean the mud and other debris from my car. I’m a very satisfied customer.
Patty S.from Cincinnati Ohio.———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for photos the kind words and the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plant arrived in very good condition. Was a very nice plant.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Perfect———————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Beth | WBG 🙂

This Abelia arrived quickly and in great shape. It was a nice size in it’s three gallon pot. I was unsure how a live plant would fare coming via FedEx, but it did just fine. The instructions provided on the web site allowed me to plant the shrub with ease. So far my Abelia is adapting to its new home. I am enjoying the beautiful variegated foilage and I really look forward to the flowers, probably next year. I am also anxious to see if this plant will keep it foliage during the winter in Zone 6A. I know I am on the edge, but it would be nice to see the colorful leaves all winter long.———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! I hope it keeps it’s foliage too! It’s hardy 6A – 9B, should be okay! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This is absolutely the best plant I have ever received by mail. Extremely healthy and very well packaged. I am impressed. Wilson Brothers, I will be ordering again !——————————————-Thanks so much for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Every time we move I try and get something unique for my new yard. This plant is it, for sure! I haven’t planted it yet but it’s thriving in its pot and it will go in after April 16th. It’s just so healthy and pretty. Bless you it.————————————-Hi Cyndi, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Kaleidoscope Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for your business! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

The bushes were superbly packed and healthy. We planted them in the winter, and we look forward to the color and fragrance they will add to our backyard border this summer. Looking forward too to the hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees these bushes attract.————————————-Hi Beth, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

The “Kaleidoscope” abelia was packaged well and withstood the mishandling of the shipper: it was in excellent condition with not even one dropped leaf. It is doing well in its new home. The service from Wilson Bros Gardens was outstanding.————————————–Hi Donna, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Excellent quality and size. Arrived in great condition.——————————————————-Hi Mary, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

My plant arrived in great shape, was well packed and is now thriving in my garden.———————————-Hi Karen, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Kaleidoscope Dwarf Abelia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Wow, it’s beautiful and came so well packed. ———————– WBG Reply: Hi Linda – Thanks so much for sending us your review of the Kaleidoscope Abelia and we hope you enjoy it for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

I ordered and planted the Kaleidoscope Abelia in Fall of 2017 and am absolutely delighted with the appearance and quality of the plants. They were excellently packaged and arrived in mint condition. They survived a reasonably cold winter and are now thriving in my front garden. I highly recommend Wilson Brothers for their customer service, choice of plants and a well run operation. ———————— WBG Reply: Hi Roberta – Thanks so much for your review of the Kaleidoscope Abelia and for the compliments. It makes everything we do even more worth the while! We hope you enjoy these abelia for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent – Wilson Bros Gardens

I ordered this abelia and was very pleased when I received it. It was healthy and beautiful. The packaging used for shipping is amazing! And free shipping is always a plus. I would recommend Wilson Bros. to anyone and will definitely use them in the future. ——————- WBG Reply – Hi Linda – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review on the Kaleidoscope Abelia and for the compliments! Hope you enjoy these colorful beauties for years to come. We appreciate you referring us to others – that’s how we grow, in more ways than one:-) Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

My Abelia arrived very quickly, well-wrapped and healthy. It’s beautiful and thriving – I’m so happy! ——————- WBG Reply: Thanks so much for your review, Marsha. If you’re happy, we’re happy. Glad to hear your Kaleidoscope Abelia is thriving. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Planted these bushes in September and they settled in right away. Even had flowers blooming. They are tiny and look like miniature, white honeysuckle flowers. Cant wait to see the deeper colors. Curious to see how the leaves hold up over winter. ——— WBG Reply: Hi Litalou – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review! I have Kaleidoscope Abelia growing in several spots in my landscape. The ones in full to mostly sun have the brightest golden-yellow foliage during the warm season with the deepest orange to red foliage in the winter. The ones in more shade are a lighter golden-chartreuse color and become tinged in light orange during the winter. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Great company to deal with. Exceptional quality and willingness to work with you. I found a great supplier. ——— WBG Reply: Hi Alan – Thanks so much for the compliments! It makes everything we do even more worth the while. Be sure to let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

I ordered two of these and they arrived in perfect condition! You can tell these guys know how to ship plants! Both are doing well and I can’t wait until fall when the red and orange colors start showing up. Great job, guys!! ——- WBG REPLY: Hi Joe – Thanks so much for the compliments and all the exclamation points!! It lets me know that our staff: from the growers, to those in our shipping department, and even FedEx are doing their job. The Kaleidoscope Abelia has to be one of our favorites in our own gardens. It’s simply a year-round color factory that is as tough as it is showy. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with – we’re at your service! – Brent Wilson | Wilson Bros Gardens

We ordered a few Kaleidoscope Dwart Abelias from Wilson Bros Gardens and some other plants from one other seller online. The Abelias from Wilson Bros arrived in a the few days. We received the shipment from the other seller 10 days later. The plants from Wilson Bros Gardens are beautiful and look very happy in our garden! Thank you! ———- WBG Response: Hi Jacqueline – You’re very welcome!…and we’d like to thank you for taking the time to provide us and future visitors to Wilson Bros Gardens with your review! Glad to hear the abelias are happy as as well:-) Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. Plant long and prosper! – Brent Wilson Wilson Bros Gardens

We recently ordered several types of Abelia from Wilson Bros Gardens after reading that deer will not touch them. By far, the 3 Kaleidoscope Dwart Abelia were the standouts of the order. The plants were large, full, and quite healthy-looking in addition to being very colorful even before the blooming season has begun! ——- WBG Response: Hi Bridget – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review! You’re absolutely right about the Kaleidoscope Abelia…deer won’t touch them. We have some Kaleidescopes over 10 years old in our gardens and the deer haven’t even nibbled. Same goes for all the other abelias. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. Plant long and prosper! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

I ordered three of these plants, and I received them just a few days later. They were in excellent shape, and they are really beautiful. I’m probably going to buy a few more Abelias soon. ——— WBG RESPONSE: Hi Laura – We couldn’t agree more about the beauty of the Kaleidoscope Abelia. Everyone who lives in zones where these are hardy should have at least one of these year round color factories in their landscape. They should do fine in north Florida. Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review. Plant long and prosper!

I have used several online garden centers and I can honestly say Wilson Brothers is at the top of the list in everything. The website is easy to use and they almost always offer some type of discount. The plants arrived in record time and they were in great shape when they got here.The Kaleidoscope Abelia was everything the website described. I can see myself having a long relationship with this company. ——— RESPONSE from WBG: Hi Pam – Thanks so much for your kind words and for taking the time to provide us and future visitors to Wilson Bros Gardens with your review. We are real nurserymen and horticulturists who want our customers to receive the best possible plants, service and information. Thanks again and let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. Plant long and prosper!
Brent Wilson | Wilson Bros Gardens

Honestly, I did not know what to expect because I have never ordered plants in my life. But these abelia were beautiful and they are thriving in my garden!

Plants were delivered in perfect condition, VERY IMPRESSED.