ABUTILON 'Gerdmann's Red'

Commonly known as Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple

Orange-red bell-shapedflowers

Evergreen
Lance-shaped to ovate bright green leaves
Semi-evergreen
Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
Height
1m (39in)
Spread
1m (39in)
Medium shrub
Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height

Compact shrub with arching shoots and pendent flowers
Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
Against a wall
Full sun

ABUTILON 'Gerdmann's Red'

Available late spring to early summer 2024 - 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.

£18.50

Available late spring to early summer 2024

2 Litre

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Additional Features

	Good to know	A smaller-flowered megapotamicum hybrid
	Pests & Diseases	Whiteflies, red spider mites, mealybugs, scale insects (particularly in greenhouse)
	Place of origin	Garden origin. USA
	Resistant to honey fungus	These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.

Flower Shape

Bell/Lantern

Garden Location/Conditions

Suitable for small gardens

Hardiness

Frost hardy (down to -5)

Leaf shape

	Lanceolate	(see photos above)
	Ovate	(see photos above)

Pruning group

Pruning group 8

Suitable for: Wall trained shrubs and less vigorous climbers.
Action: For climbers 'spur prune' by cutting back 3-4 buds of the permanent framework. For wall trained shrubs cut back flowered shoots to within 2-4 buds of permanent framework.
When: Annually after flowers if on previous year's growth, or in late Winter or Spring if on current year's growth.

RHS group 12 & 13

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