Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1–1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Yellow Red | Green | ||
Autumn | Yellow Red | Green | ||
Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Abutilon can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, perennials or annuals, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and bell-shaped or bowl-shaped flowers often with conspicuous stamens
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun with shelter. Ideal for a protected warm wall
Propagation
Softwood, greenwood and semi-ripe cuttings at any time; hardwood cuttings in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 9; or pruning group 13 for wall-trained specimens
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) or a virus
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