Abutilon Megapotamicum

It blooms freely on upright stems that are defined by its deep rich color. Blooming for months, this tall grower is reliable for outside plantings especially where height is needed.

A fast grower, it performs exceptionally well when used in mixed container plantings or cultured on that sunny winter windowsill. Abutilon 'Thompsonii' (Abutilon pictum) This reliable everbloomer is adeptly suited for container culture with a compact,...

Hybridized by Sage Reynolds, the small red-orange bells dangle in profusion year-round as it performs equally as well in a sunny window as it does on a patio or in a garden. With a sideways and cascading nature, it's great for limited spaces.

Like most "Flowering Maples," it needs full sun for maximum blooming. Abutilon ‘Orange Cascade' (Abutilon hybrid) Vibrant, bright orange bells hang like ornaments on Abutilon ‘Orange Cascade.' It's ideal for a hanging basket since its cascading habit...

Abutilon ‘Miss Marmalade' (Abutilon hybrid) This true dwarf abutilon is an everbloomer that puts on quite a show in the dead of winter. It makes an excellent hanging basket or a windowsill plant since it doesn't grow taller than 12” in height.

Its upright yet compact habit lends well to a windowsill or small space growing area. Abutilon ‘Blushing Belle' (Abutilon hybrid) This new abutilon hybrid surpasses many of the older cultivars in bloom and form.

Abutilon 'Dwarf Red' (Abutilon hybrid) Abutilon ‘Dwarf Red' has lots of appeal for the gardener with its prolific blooming nature and dense growth habit. It's one of those plants that brightens your home year-round whether on a sunny deck in summer...

Its growth habit is upright with tight branching and it fills containers with ease. Flowering in profusion year-round, the small vibrant bells ring in a brilliant color that adds contrast to your gardening scheme.

Its 3" soft pink bells, often opening with a touch of salmon, then densely cluster on the tips of upright stems. It performs well as an upright container plant. Abutilon 'Kristen's Pink' (Abutilon hybrid) An unbelievably heavy bloomer with an upright...

Abutilon 'Red Tiger' (Abutilon hybrid) Dazzling yellow flowers with scarlet-red veining throughout gives Abutilon ‘Red Tiger' the appearance of colorful Japanese lanterns hanging from the deeply lobed foliage.

Abutilon ‘Red Glory' (Abutilon hybrid) ‘Red Glory' is a new abutilon that combines deep, red flower color with an impressive size and a free blooming compact habit. A Sage Reynolds' hybrid, ‘Red Glory' is really the perfect abutilon for containers...

Abutilon ‘Star Sprite' is a megapotanicum type that's a prolific bloomer of 1” flowers with brilliant orange petals, darker orange veining and a red calyx. Because the growth habit is somewhat trailing with tight internodes, it makes an outstanding...

Abutilon 'Victorian Lady' (Abutilon hybrid) The double pink blooms of Abutilon ‘Victorian Lady' arise from spring to fall on the upright branches of this fast, vigorous hybrid. It's a tall grower that takes well to hard pruning whenever the plant has...

Abutilon flowering maple is also sometimes referred to as the Indian mallow or parlor maple.This plant is indigenous to southern Brazil and also commonly found throughout the South and Central Americas.

Water a potted plant whenever the top 1 inch of medium is dry to the touch. Both treatments are suitable for outdoor or indoor plants. Large green leaves reminiscent of maple foliage offset the delicate, red-veined yellow flowers to perfection.

That leaves the plant with enough resources to maintain its vitality. Trimming abutilon is essential to their continued health and beauty. Abutilons get leggy as they grow. It's one of the most important abutilon pruning tips and prevents the spread of...

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...

Easily reaches 6-8' high if allowed to. The large maple-like foliage is broadly edged in bright creamy white and provide a nice backdrop to the orange veined Chinese lantern-like, 2" long flowers.

Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata ‘Imperial Blue') A deeper shade of blue for basket and pot, this Cape Leadwort is equal in grace to the original P. We use it as a seasonal plant in the summer mixed container where it can be planted with Angelonia's,...

Windowsill Humidity Tray Our Windowsill Humidity Tray is ideal for small orchids, african violets, oxalis, abutilons and other small tropical plants that need extra humidity to grow and thrive.

Like the flowering maples in my previous article, honeybells (Hermannia spp.) are bell-shaped members of the mallow family. Are by Paul Godard, all courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons and this.

This native of Peru makes a bushy shrub-shaped houseplant whose white flowers turn to small round reddish-orange berries. A native of eastern Asia, it grows in large, leafy clumps, with glossy, dark green corn-like leaves reaching up to 2 to 3 feet.

Most species of plants within the mallow family bear colorful, showy flowers and are suited to growth in warm climates. Hibiscus is the largest genus of the mallow family and contains more than 200 species.

It blooms July to September. Its leaves are woolly and grayish, with one bloom at the end of each slender, leafless flower stalk. This native plant flowering perennial thrives in moist garden conditions in sun or shade, in clay or sandy soil.

It also has the same shape of leaf, although hibiscus has a glossier tone. As with large hibiscus, pruning early in spring encourages blooms and a more compact growth habit. Mallow or Malva is a common plant that can produce a large bush or sprawling...

While some plants may not be poisonous, they may pose other dangers to young children in the form of thorny stems, sharp-edged leaves, and burr-like seeds. There's a long list of annual flowers that make it possible for children of all ages to safely...

The mosaic viruses cause a partial breakdown of chlorophyll resulting in irregular patches of discoloration, usually white or yellow, on a leaf surface. Some of the layers are able to produce chlorophyll while other layers are not, resulting in a variegated...