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ABUTILON
Commonly known as Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple
Genus of about 150 species, deciduous and evergreen, in the form of shrubs, small trees, perennials and annuals.
Hailing from tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America the frost prone species are suitable as conservatory or house plants. Half hardy species do well in a sunny border and those of arching habit against a warm wall.
The various attributes to maple arise from the shape of the leaves.
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Deciduous
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Evergreen.
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
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TreeSmall tree
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowGrown for the pendent, bell-shaped, cup-shaped or bowl-shaped flowers, some with highly coloured calyces and stamens.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
- Growing Abutilon
- Pruning abutilon - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant/move a shrub
- How to plant/move a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fertisiling shrubs - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Mulching - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Taking semi-ripe cuttings -Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-sown seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Trimming a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of ABUTILON
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Estella's Little Bird'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_estellas_little_bird.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Estella's Little Bird'
compact habit, pendulous yellow flowers with red calyces.
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Gerdmann's Red'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_gerdemanns_red.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Gerdmann's Red'
orange-red bell-shaped flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Ashford Red'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Abutilon_Ashford_Red.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Ashford Red'
deep red
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Canary Bird'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_canary_bird_20.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Canary Bird'
pure yellow flowers
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Kentish Belle'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_kentish_belle_21.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Kentish Belle'
yellow and crimson, hardier cultivar
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'John Thompson'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_john_thompson_5987.jpg)
ABUTILON 'John Thompson'
golden yellow pendent flowers and 3-lobed leaves
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON megapotamicum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_megapotamicum_22.jpg)
ABUTILON megapotamicum
tubular red & yellow flowers
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON megapotamicum 'Variegatum'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_megapotamicum_variegatum_23.jpg)
ABUTILON megapotamicum 'Variegatum'
golden variegated form suitable for conservatory growing
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Nabob'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_nabob_5281.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Nabob'
purple-stalked, deep red flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Orange Hot Lava'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_hot_lava_5611s.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Orange Hot Lava'
a striking orange-red new introduction
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Patrick Synge'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_patrick_synge_5612.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Patrick Synge'
bowl-shaped flowers with flame red petals
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON x suntense](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_x_suntense_26.jpg)
ABUTILON x suntense
dark mauve to blue flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON vitifolium 'Album'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_vitafolium_album_25.jpg)
ABUTILON vitifolium 'Album'
a striking single white with fragrant flowers borne in profusion
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON vitifolium 'Veronica Tennant'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_veronica_tennant_5613.jpg)
ABUTILON vitifolium 'Veronica Tennant'
large mauve flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ABUTILON 'Waltz'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/abutilon_waltz.jpg)
ABUTILON 'Waltz'
lemon yellow
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