The leaves of ‘Kaleidoscope’ consists of smaller green blotches which occupy approximately 50% of the entire leaf surface, surrounded by yellow (spring and summer) or orange and red margins which occupy approximately 50% of the leaf surface area. The leaves of ‘Sunrise’, ‘Conti’, and ‘Marti Gras’, are predominantly green (that is, green coloration occupies approximately 70% to 85% of entire leaf surface), with relatively uniform and slender white or cream-yellow margins occupying approximately 30% to 15% the entire leaf surface. 8,472) and Abelia×grandiflora×chinensis ‘Mardi Gras’ (U.S.
9,698) and Abelia×grandiflora ‘Conti’ (U.S. Other than the non-variegated parent plant, Abelia ‘Little Richard’, the three closest comparison plants known to the Inventor are the variegated Abelia cultivars Abelia×grandiflora ‘Sunrise’ (U.S.
ABELIA KALEIDOSCOPE VS ABELIA SUNRISE FULL
Light levels influence foliage color and full sun enhances vibrancy of the colors. Fragrant white flowers appear in mid summer and persist into fall adding a striking contrast against the reddish-purple stems. From spring through summer, and into fall and winter, the foliage colors on an individual plant change from green and golden-yellow to orange and fiery-red. ‘Kaleidoscope’ is an ornamental shrub of dense compact habit and variegated foliage. Abelia ‘Little Richard’ exhibits a larger growth habit and solid-green leaves. The parent plant is Abelia×grandiflora ‘Little Richard’.‘Kaleidoscope’ is distinguishable from ‘Little Richard’ by dense compact habit, smaller size, and variegated foliage. The inventor, who manages plant propagation on a nursery in Marshville, N.C., selected ‘Kaleidoscope’ from an individual plant of Abelia ‘Little Richard’ within a crop of ‘Little Richard’. ‘Kaleidoscope’ was discovered by the inventor in 1997 as a single variegated branch sport on an individual Abelia×grandiflora ‘Little Richard’ (unpatented). The new cultivar is known botanically as Abelia×grandiflora and will be referred to hereinafter by the cultivar name ‘Kaleidoscope’. The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Abelia grown as an ornamental plant for use in the landscape. Botanical designation: Abelia×grandiflora.
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