How do you take care of Abutilon?

The plant likes moist soil, but never let abutilon become soggy or waterlogged. You can feed flowering maple every month during the growing season, or use a very dilute solution every other week. Cut back branches carefully to shape the plant in early spring or late fall.

Is Abutilon annual or perennial?

Flowering maples are a group of tender perennials with colorful, bell-shaped flowers. Flowering maples are a group of tender, evergreen perennials often used as seasonal annuals or houseplants in the Midwest.

How tall does an Abutilon grow?

about 2 to 3 metres
The genus includes 100 or more species of mostly evergreen shrubs which grow to about 2 to 3 metres. They are usually grown for their flowers from September to December (and they can spot flower all year) and their range of colours is fabulous. Some people think of these as fairly unruly shrubs.

Does Abutilon need full sun?

While growing Abutilon as a houseplant during the winter, it will not need a lot of direct sunlight (just a few hours per day). Grow it in a relatively cool room in your house. You should also cut back on watering at this time, supplemented by occasional misting.

Can Abutilon survive winter?

A fast grower in warm climates, the Abutilon flowering maple is generally hardy in USDA zones 8 and 9 and thrives in summer warmth outside and cooler temps of 50 to 54 degrees F. (10-12 C.) in winter.

Are Abutilon plants Hardy?

Growing Abutilon. Abutilons have great merit both as freestanding garden shrubs and as being wall or pergola shrubs. They can be evergreen or deciduous (at least in colder parts of the country but usually not in Cornwall) and some are perfectly hardy down to say -5°C of frost while others are not.

Is Abutilon a climbing plant?

A. megapotamicum, the trailing abutilon from Brazil, has long arching shoots which means that this plant is best grown as a climber and tied into a trellis, pergola or wall in full sun. Again it may become semi evergreen in a cold winter.

Can you grow Abutilon outdoors?

It is only possible to plant Abutilon outdoors in Mediterranean-like climates, in a place sheltered from wind. Indeed, they cannot stand temperatures below 23°F (-5°C). Well exposed locations are ideal, but not if the sun is scorching. They like cool and well drained soil.

Is Abutilon fast growing?

Jumbo-sized tangerine blossoms adorn this 6-by-4-foot multi-branching shrub. Abutilon ‘Savitzii’ is much admired for its striking variegated leaves, fast growth to a height of 10 feet, and large orangey-pink flowers.

Is Abutilon a hardy plant?

Abutilons have great merit both as freestanding garden shrubs and as being wall or pergola shrubs. They can be evergreen or deciduous (at least in colder parts of the country but usually not in Cornwall) and some are perfectly hardy down to say -5°C of frost while others are not.