The Main Plant entry for Abutilons (Callianthe) - Garden.org

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names

Chinese Lantern
Chinese Bellflower
Parlor Maple
Chinese Lanterns
Mallow
Indian Mallow

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Abutilon
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Date: 2003-08-05
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Uploaded by bumplbea

Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-11-22

Uploaded by mellielong

Location: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL
Date: 2017-12-11
Abutilon x hybridum 'Orange and Yellow'

Uploaded by carlissa904

Location: Chinese Gardens, Darling Harbour, N.S.W., Australia

Uploaded by carolem

Location: My garden
Date: 2018-04-19

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2011-07-02

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: my garden
Date: 2015-04-19

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-05-15

Uploaded by poisondartfrog

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-15

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-15

Uploaded by plantladylin

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Bowling Green, Ky
Date: 2013-11-21
Opened up a little more later in the day

Uploaded by tgarden711

Location: Kannapolis, NC
Date: 2013-07-07
Sorry I don't recall the name of this cultivar, but I cut it back

Uploaded by Hemophobic

Location: My Garden - Lake Jackson, TX
Date: 2010-12-31
Bloom Close-Up

Uploaded by krancmm

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Date: 2013-08-20

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: my garden
Date: 2015-04-19

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL
Date: 2017-12-11
Can you find the cardinal in the bushes?

Uploaded by carlissa904

Location: San Marcos, TX
Date: 2020-05-17
The leaves are as soft as velvet

Uploaded by christinereid54

Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Date: 2013-08-20

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-08-20
Abutilon Lucky Lantern Red

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: my garden
Date: 2015-04-19

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: Mobot, St L. (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Date: 2017-08-09

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Houston area
Date: 2014-06-16

Uploaded by ShadyGreenThumb

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-15

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-27

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2009-07-06

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2009-07-06

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: New Zealand
Date: 2017-01-14

Uploaded by bootandall

Date: 2013-08-20

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Bowling Green, Ky
Date: 2013-11-20
This plant is blooming today indoors.

Uploaded by tgarden711

Location: Bowling Green, Ky
Date: 2013-11-21

Uploaded by tgarden711

Location: my garden
Date: 2015-04-19

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-15

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-11-24
About ten to twelve feet tall in my side yard.

Uploaded by mellielong

Location: San Marcos, TX
Date: 2020-05-17

Uploaded by christinereid54

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Comments:

Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Nov 21, 2013 1:28 PM concerning plant:

Abutilon x hybridum is a species name used for a wide variety of different types flowering plants of uncertain origin in the genus Abutilon.
They have been variously said to perhaps derive from the species Abutilon theophrasti, A. striatum, A. darwinii, A. pictum, or any of the South American species.
Info source:Wikimedia Commons

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