Abutilon
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Posted by admin | Posted in Flowers and plants database | Posted on 18-02-2010
Tags: Abutilon, annuals plants, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Indian Mallow, Mallow, perennials plants, red flowers
Abutilon is a genus of almost 150 species of broadleaf evergreens, including annuals, perennials, shrubs and small trees from 1-10m tall. Abutilon is also known as Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern, Mallow, Indian Mallow, Flowering Maple.
Abutilon ‘Kentish Belle’ is a semi-evergreen shrub bearing dark purple-brown shoots and slender, arching branches. This Abutilon is also called Chinese Lantern, because of its flowers strange shape. The large, bell-shaped flowers, which hang from the branches during summer and autumn, are apricot-yellow and red. The leaves of Abutilon ‘Kentish Belle’ are shallowly lobed and dark green. In cold areas, you have to provide it shelter, warmth and support, by training against a warm wall.
How to grow Abutilon ‘Kentish Belle’
It grows in well-drained, fertile soil, in sun. Prune Abutilon ‘Kentish Belle’ annually in late winter to preserve a well-spaced, healthy framework. Read the rest of this entry »