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Abutilon

Flowering Maple

Abutilon is a genus of about 150 species and many more varieties, with common names like Flowering Maple, Parlor Maple, and Indian Mallow.

 

 

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Abutilon megapotamicum is one of the showiest, but also the hardiest of the genus. species name means "from the big river", Brazil's Rio Grande. This is a shrub with aspirations to be a vine, and is sometimes called Trailing Abutilon, it has long, slender, arching branches that may be trained against a wall or fence. The leaves are lance-shaped, not at all like maple leaves, and may be evergreen or semi-evergreen in warmer climates, but is usually deciduous in zone 8, which is regarded as the bottom of its range.

The pendant flowers are in evidence for a long season, and are very eyecatching. The calyx is red and closed, like a Bleeding Heart, and the yellow petals hang from the bottom like full yellow skirts.

Abutilon megapotamicum is easy and fast to grow, prefers morning sun but shade in the hot afternoon, and may benefit from pruning to make it more compact.

 

 

 

We ship to the West Coast all year. Everywhere else, our shipping season ends December 15 and resumes March 15. Click here for details and exceptions.

 

 

 

 

 

Abutilon 'Cannington Sonia' -- Truly a "parlour maple" for most of the country, this variety is hardy outdoors only in zones 9 & 10, and does have a maple-like leaf, though not closely related. The leaf is extremely variegated, splotched with yellow that may cover 75 percent of the leaf area. The flower is orange and only partially open, similar to 'Souvenir de Bonn', below.

Abutilon 'Helen' -- A dwarf Abutilon to perhaps 3', with dark pink half-globe flowers with yellow anthers and greygreen calyces. Zones 9 & 10

Abutilon pictum 'Souvenir de Bonn' has pretty orange semi-open flowers, but the main feature of this variety is its cream-edged leaves. It's a vigorous, erect small tree to perhaps 10' in all dimensions. Typically evergreen, with all or nearly all the leaves showing the variegation. Flowers are pendant, bowl-shaped, and soft orange with green striations. 'Souvenir de Bonn' needs a zone 9 or 10 climate, or shelter indoors during the cold months. It does well in a pot when pruned back heavily.

Abutilon 'Vesuvius' is a hybrid of A. megapotamicum, above, but with a maroon calyx and orange-scarlet and gold, deep red-veined flowers that are not flared. Deep green leaves have purple veins. An upright, fast-growing shrub. Zones 9&10.