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Malvaceae
Flowering Maple
Abutilon x hybridum
Meditation and quiet contemplation.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Native to
- South America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 3-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite the common name, it's not related to maples — the leaves just resemble them.
- The pendulous bell-shaped blooms are sometimes called 'Chinese lanterns,' though unrelated to Physalis.
- Hummingbirds find the dangling flowers irresistible and will visit a single plant dozens of times an hour.
- Variegated forms get their pale leaf mottling from a benign virus passed through cuttings.
- In frost-free climates it can grow into a small tree over 10 feet tall.
Color meanings
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meditation
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subtle beauty