Posted by admin | Posted in Flowers and plants database | Posted on 12-11-2006
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Family: Malvaceae
Range: S. America – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental plant, it is not known in a truly wild situation.
Abutilon Pictum
General caracteristics:
It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs)
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.
Woodland Garden; Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; South Wall By; West Wall By;