General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Orange flowers that have red bloodshot eye-like veins. Burgundy red calyces
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-13
Location: Hidcote Manor garden, UK
Date: 2016-09-19

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Hidcote Manor garden, UK
Date: 2016-09-19

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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