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    ABUTILON 'Estella's Little Bird'
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    ABUTILON 'Estella's Little Bird'

    Commonly known as Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple

    Compact habit, pendulous yellow flowers with red calyces.
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    2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from summer 2025
    £18.50  
    Available again from summer 2025 - Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Whiteflies, red spider mites, mealybugs, scale insects (particularly under glass)
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. USA
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Lance-shaped to ovate, bright green leaves to 12cm (5in) long with heart-shaped bases
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Yellow
    • Bell/Lantern
      Bell-shaped to 4cm (1½in) long
    • Border
      Suitable for a warm, sheltered border
    • Coastal / windswept
      Suitable for sheltered, coastal areas
    • Town garden
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Serrate
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Slender, arching shoots. Produces pendent flowers with red stamens protruding from brick-red calyces along the shoots
    • 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.

    • 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)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
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    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Garden Goodies
    These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen. Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
    Stick in slate labels
    £10.00
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Empathy After Plant House Plant Pump & Feed is a 100% organic (OF&G registered) ready to use biostimulant.
    Pump bottle 500ml
    £6.50
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