![]() ![]() ![]() Photos courtesy of our growing friends at Flowerwood Nursery in Mobile AL, Southern Living Plant Collection & Toms Creek Nursery in Denton, NC Ornamental CharacteristicsĪverage:Prepare planting area for adequate drainage. It is best to severe renewal prune larger forms once a year in late winter to control plant. Prune it down to about 9 inches, do not take it down within an inch of it's life. Just after the last frosts of the year and before the new growth of spring occurs. Hard pruning is best preformed in late February or early March in the UK. Too much will weaken them and a sharp frost could kill them. I havent read any guide as to when to cut them off - I would guess after flowering. Pruning: Dwarf and semi-dwarf forms do not need to be pruned at all. Only hard prune Abelia's once every 3 or 4 years. I read that this is just what they do, and that you can either leave them or cut them off, I dont think it will hurt them. This Abelia plant will undoubtedly add a splash of colour to borders and is a fantastic pick for the low-maintenance garden: no pruning needed Kaleidoscope. Note: Full Sun will enhance the vibrancy of its red-tinged, variegated foliage, which offsets its pure white flowers.Īttracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies & Other Beneficial Pollinators 14 years ago Ive got a few different Abelias (Edward Goucher, Canyon Creek, Rose Creek, Mardi Gras) and they are all doing the same thing. Watering Kaleidoscope According to Kaleidoscope’s. Select the three longest, thickest interior stems and snip them off near ground level then keep pruning stems in a random, natural-looking pattern until you have removed as much as one-third of the plant. ![]() Kaleidoscope Abelia is a broadleaf evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub with a low, compact, mounding habit. Prune Abelia to preserve length and form beginning in its 1/3 growing season. ![]()
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