General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 6 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: large, felty, gray-green, maple-like leaves
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Abutilon
  • Flowering Maple
  • Chinese Lantern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Corynabutilon vitifolium
  • Synonym: Abutilon vitifolium

Photo Gallery
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2021-02-19
first bloom from seed sown 2019
Location: My garden near LIncoln UK
Date: 2009-06-09
Grown from seed, it survived several years until we had 7 continu
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, near Morpeth, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2013-07-17

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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