Each Spring 'Kaleidoscope' lights up with bright yellow and green variegation, turning into Summer the foliage darkens to a deep green with a golden-creamy yellow outer edge. In Fall 'Kaleidoscope' explodes with color! Green, yellow, orange, and red all appear vibrantly spectacular. These color are only highlighted by the brilliant red stems and the abundant white flowers. As the season changes to Winter and back into Spring, 'Kaleidoscope' again goes through a metamorphosis, from dark red back to green and yellows.
'Kaleidoscope' performs best in the landscape under full sun to partial shade. These conditions promote the best color and fullness. Occasionally, this plant may produce water shoots that should be immediately pruned out. To maintain a well-shaped plant, one may trim 'Kaleidoscope' basically anytime from spring to late summer. 'Kaleidoscope' performs best with a slow release, high nitrogen fertilizer applied in the spring of each year. A good, fertile plant will produce excellent color and will retain most of its foliage during the dormant period. We recommend spacing 'Kaleidoscope' 5 to 6 feet apart allowing room for the plant to grow to its full potential.
An amazing plant in all seasons, it is hard to believe that all this beauty can come from one plant! |
