Abutilon, Flowering Maple 'Thompsonii'

I live in Minnesota. This is my 3rd year with my Maple love it and it grows like crazy during our hot humid summers and I bring it in ...Read Moreduring winter to a south window. Not growing in height real fast. 1st year I had it I used it in a hanging basket. My sister in Boston also grows them. The only problem I have is the leaves turn yellow very easy.

This is a great Abutilon. Barely had whitefly (they usually love Abutilon). Bought as a 4 inch and it grew rapidly. Third summer here in ...Read MoreSacramento and it is almost 9 ft high tall. Spindly if you don't prune to control shape. The thing bloomed almost all winter! I have it a mrning and early afternoon sun. They do like the water.

performs best using a high nitrogen fertilizer, slow-release once a season, or water soluble twice a month. plant in rich, well drained p...Read Moreotting soil. hardy to 28 degree f. My description shows can grow 8-16'.

Here in zone 9 coastal Nor. Cal. this is an outstanding plant that deserves to be more widely planted than the duller, ordinary-looking g...Read Morereen-leaved abutilons. Heavy yellow spotting makes this plant glow; the salmon-colored flowers contrast beautifully. People rave when they see this plant. It has a lovely, airy shape -- I have it staked as it tends to go horizontal as it ages. I planted a 1-gall plant in March; it bloomed immediately and is still blooming profusely in November. It has tripled in size and came thru a recent hard rain/high winds in perfect shape.

Addendum July 2003: Just uploaded a more recent picture which shows the overall shape of this attractive shrub

This foilage plant is often grown in a greenhouse or conservatory as a "dot" plant in a summer edding display. This plant is grown with ...Read Morea single upright stem from which arises maple-like, midgreen leaves heavily mottled and splashed with creamy-yellow.

Cultivation: Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil, as soon as all risk of frost has passed.

Propagation: During midsummer, take 3-4 inch cuttings, and insert them in equal parts moist peat and sharp sand; place in 61`F. When rooted, pot up into loam based compost and overwinter in
a frost proof location.