Scientific name: Abutilon spp. & cvs.
Family: MALVACEAE
Common names: “Flowering maple” “Abutilon”
Plant Type: Tropical evergreen or deciduous shrub, perennial or annual
Conditions:
Zone: 9-10
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Acidic sandy loam
Moisture: Moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: 2-9′ H & W
Leaf and Stem shape: Simple or palmately lobed leaves
Flower: Bell-shaped or bowl-shaped flowers often with conspicuous stamens
Pruning: Little pruning required once established, can be trained as a climber or a standard
Maintenance: High, needs a trellis or something to grow up, overwinter indoors as frost will kill it, may benefit from a high phosphorus fertilizer before bloom
Landscape use: House plant, tropical greenhouse, summer display, container
Propagate: By seed and cuttings
Pests & Disease: May be attacked by spider mites, mealybugs, whitefly or scale insects
♥Attracts hummingbirds
Comments: Incredibly showy flowers, excellent thriller
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: A. ‘Orange Glow’ , A. ‘Cannington Carol’ , A. ‘Cannington Peter’ , A. ‘Linda Vista Peach’ , A. ‘Savitzii’ , A. ‘Canary Bird’ , A. ‘Kentish Belle’ , A. ‘Marion’ , A. ‘Nabob’ , A. ‘Souvenir de Bonn’ , A. x suntense ‘Jermyns’ , A. megapotamicum , A. vitifolium ‘Veronica Tennant’ , A. vitifolium ‘Tennant’s White’ , A. x milleri , A. pictum ‘Thompsonii’
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