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ABUTILON 'Patrick Synge'

Commonly known as Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple

Vigorous grower with flame-red flowers.

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Availability yet to be determined - We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock

£16.00 each

Availability yet to be determined

2 to 3 Litre

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Evergreen - ovate to rounded 3-5 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
Height - 3m (10ft)
Spread - 1m (3ft)
Tall Shrub - or small tree of erect to spreading habit. Produces pendent flowers with slightly reflexed petals.
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
Partial shade
Additional Features - Good to know - - can flower through winter in a conservatory
Pests & Diseases - under glass - whiteflies, red spider mites, mealybugs, scale insects.
Place of origin - garden origin
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Flower Shape - Bowl-shaped - - to 7cm (2¾in) across
Hardiness - Half hardy (down to 0) -
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