Kalmia latifolia 'Kaleidoscope'
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May-June

Dark Pink, Red

125-150cm

Not Scented

No

To -20 °C
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Red buds opening to pink, red octagonal flowers with a cinnamon-red Band opening in late May early June. This plant has new reddish shoots which turn a lustrous green colour. This kalmia has a dense upright habit and grows to be approximately 125-150cm in 10 years.
Kalmias are a medium sized evergreen shrub from south-eastern USA and Asian mountains where they typically grow under the canopy of tall trees. They are an under used shrub which start flowering at the end of May going on well into June extending the flowering season of most gardens. Kalmia’s come in a variety of colours from red to pink through to burgundy and out to white, with many two-tone options.
• Ideal for containers and small gardens.
• Ideal position: fully sun to partial sun
• Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6
• Habit: slow growing compact
• Bred by: Richard Jaynes
• Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1987).
• Origin: Unkown
• Parentage: Kalmia latifolia ‘Sarah’ x Kalmia latifolia. Var. Fuscata ‘Bullseye’