ABUTILON 'Canary Bird'

Commonly known as Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple

Pure yellow flowers

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Available again from summer 2021 - Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

£16.00 each

Available again from summer 2021

2 to 3 Litre

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Evergreen - to semi evergreen. Broadly ovate to rounded 3- to 5-lobed, mid-green leaves 10-20cm (4-8in) long.
Semi-evergreen - Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
Yellow
Height - 3m (10ft)
Spread - 3m (10ft)
Tall Shrub - erect to spreading small tree or shrub. Produces pendent flowers
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)
Full sun
Additional Features - 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. UK. 1890.
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Flower Shape - Bell/Lantern - - 6-8cm (2½-3in) long
Garden Location/Conditions - 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
Hardiness - Tender (greenhouse & conservatory) -
Leaf margin - Lobed - see photos above
Serrate
Leaf shape - Ovate - see photos above
Pruning group - 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.

RHS group 9 & 11
Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
Spring
Summer
Winter
Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil -
Neutral to acid soil