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Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' (v)

trailing abutilon 'Variegatum'

An semi-evergreen, half-hardy shrub with arching branches and ovate green and golden yellow variegated leaves, lobed and heart-shaped at the base. Pendant, bell-shaped flowers, 5cm (2'') across, with a crimson-red calyx and yellow petals appear from summer until the first frosts. Good for beds and borders and also pots and containers with its trailing habit

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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10–20 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Gold Yellow Green
Summer Red Yellow Gold Yellow Green
Autumn Red Yellow Gold Yellow Green
Winter Gold Yellow Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Malvaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Bushy, Trailing
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

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow as an indoor or conservatory plant or outside as summer bedding in a sheltered position

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring at 15ºC to 18ºC, or by softwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Bedding
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Pruning group 9

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, mealybugs and scale insects

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) or a virus

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