Botanical Name: Abutilon hybridum
Common Name: Flowering maple
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, open, loosely constructed plant with upright, arching branches – can become tall and slender – or sprawling and trailing
Height 6-12'
Spread 6-8'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial sun to full shade
Soil prefers a moist loamy soil – tolerates most any
Hardiness some frost (zones 13, 15-24) thrives in mild climates
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, 3 to 5 lobed w/serrate-crenate margins; stems dark colored with some varieties
Flowers yellow, white, red, pink – bell-shaped drooping flowers; resembling a closed hibiscus flower
Fruit small woody capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
loose filler, background plant – good for informal espalier, woodsy or tropical landscapes, can be pruned into tree-like or vine-like form
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular water – do not allow to dry for long periods
Fertilizing balanced in spring and summer
Pruning head back to control size and spread
Pests/Diseases whitefly, scale, aphids, snails, caterpillars
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Brazil
Family: Malvaceae

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