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'

 

 

  • 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
  • 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.

    RHS group 12 & 13
  • Seasonal Interest
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  • Soil Conditions
    Fertile well drained soil
    Neutral to acid soil
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1m (39in)
 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
  60cm (24in)
  

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