General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 3-8 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Evergreen in warmest zones; north of zone 9, plant may only be root hardy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Light orange flowers with showy deep red-orange calyces
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: In the warmest zones, plant ceases to flower in summer; further north plant blooms in summer in ground
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Trailing Abutilon
  • Chinese Lanterns
  • Chinese Lantern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Callianthe megapotamica
  • Synonym: Abutilon megapotamicum

Photo Gallery
Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-03-24
Abutilon megapotamicum
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Location: JC Raulston  Arboretum, Raleigh NC
Date: 2024-03-08
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, Ca.     
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2017-01-24
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-27
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2017-01-24

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, Ca.    
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, Ca.     
Date: 2015-01-12

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: My Garden - Lake Jackson, TX
Date: 2011-04-21
Vining Branch
Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2011-02-04
Abutilon megapotamicum
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, Ca.      
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, Ca.       
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Enchanting Floral Gardens, Maui, Hawaii.
Date: May 29, 1998
photo by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)

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