Kaleidoscope Butterfly Bush Care

Beautiful blooms of lavender pink and tangerine orange will delight you as well as hummingbirds and butterflies from midsummer into fall. The first butterfly bush to offer different colors on one panicle this beautiful little shrub boasts masses of lavender butterscotch yellow and orange star like blooms blending together to form a striking color display.

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Kaleidoscope butterfly bush care

Kaleidoscope butterfly bush multicolored honey scented blooms. Care and planting plant your kaleidoscope abelia in full sun for the best color. The plants don t need fertilization unless grown in poor soil.

Abelia x grandiflora kaleidoscope plant patent 16 988. Avoid fertilizing butterfly bush. As with all buddleia kaleidoscope should not be pruned after august.

Plant en masse as a groundcover or for dramatic. Water the shrub slowly and deeply during prolonged dry spells so that the soil absorbs the water deep into the root zone. Prune as needed to maintain its shape.

According to kaleidoscope s breeder panoramic farm of north carolina the shrub performs best in consistently moist soil. Before watering insert a trowel 3 inches into the ground. Bright golden yellow variegation on medium green leaves along with brilliant red stems creates a striking kaleidoscope of color.

It thrives in u s. Plant near a bench window or walkway to enjoy the sweet. If the soil on its tip is damp wait.

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