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    ABUTILON 'Ashford Red'
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    ABUTILON 'Ashford Red'

    Commonly known as Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple

    Deep red
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £16.50 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      Can flower all through winter in a conservatory.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Whiteflies, red spider mites, mealybugs, scale insects (particularly in greenhouse).
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      To semi evergreen. Broadly ovate to rounded, 3- to 5-lobed, pale to mid-green leaves 10-20cm (4-8in) long.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Red
      Deep red
    • Bell/Lantern
      6-8cm (2½-3in) long
    • Greenhouse / conservatory
      Not the sort of plants to be grown outside where there are likely to be frosts. These plants need to be grown in a conservatory or cool greenhouse or at least brought inside for the winter
      Use loam-based compost (JI No.2) in full light
    • Town garden
    • Tender (greenhouse & conservatory)
    • Lobed
    • Serrate
    • Ovate
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      3m (10ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Erect to spreading shrub or small tree. Produces nodding to pendent flowers
    • Pruning group 6
      Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs or climbers that need little to no pruning.
      Action: Trim back shoots that spoil symmetry and to fit available space.
      When: Annually after flowering if on previous year's growth, or in later Winter or Spring if flowering on current year's growth, or as requires.

    • Tender - cool or frost free greenhouse
      Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen. Except in frost-free inner-city areas or coastal extremities requires glasshouse conditions. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 1°C (34°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
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    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
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