Mardi Gras Abelia

It is all about the color when it comes to Mardi Gras Abelia. If you desire a hardy, low-growing shrub that offers more than your standard variegated leaf colors, then look no further than Mardi Gras. It offers a blast of colors year-round brightening up even the dullest areas of the garden and you even get the added bonus of fragrant flowers, so what’s not to love? This is a great shrub for smaller spaces as it only grows 2 to 3 feet tall at maturity and with a width of 4 to 5 feet, making it a great filler plant.

• Produces showy blooms that are fragrant
• Year-round colorful foliage
• Good choice for pollinator or wildlife gardens
• Resistant to deer
• Low-maintenance requirements

When most people think of variegated foliage they instantly think of green and white, but this is not the case with Mardi Gras Abelia. In springtime, the colorful foliage bursts onto the scene with leaves tinged in pink, white and green. In fall, the color keeps going as the leaf tips become tinged in a golden bronze. In addition, and unlike many variegated plants, Mardi Gras keeps its distinct variegation all year long.