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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.

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
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
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)
Full sun
Partial shade

ABUTILON 'Estella's Little Bird'

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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£18.50

Available late spring to early summer 2025

2 Litre

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Additional Features

	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.

Flower Shape

Bell/Lantern

Bell-shaped to 4cm (1½in) long

Garden Location/Conditions

	Border	Suitable for a warm, sheltered border
	Coastal / windswept	Suitable for sheltered, coastal areas
	Town garden

Hardiness

Frost hardy (down to -5)

Leaf margin

Serrate

(see photos above)

Leaf shape

Lanceolate

(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.

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