Trailing Abutilon, Flowering Maple, Chinese Lanterns 'Sunset'

A tough plant despite it's fragile appearance. This plant will flower all year round if condition are right for it, although in colder wi...Read Morenters flowers tend not to last.

Here in western UK, Abutilon megapotamicum is a dependable, hardy plant, which is perfectly suited to our damp but mild climate in well drained soil

I purchased in northern Wisconsin where they said it was a type of fuschia! Also said can keep over winter as a houseplant. I live in N...Read MoreW Illinois and it has performed beautifully and grown into a cascading plant in a hanging basket by itself. I want to take in for the winter, no greenhouse. My plan is to adjust it to inside gradually this fall by keeping inside at night and taking back out in the day. Once it is inside for good I will put it in a northern window right behind where it grew outside. If it does not seem to be happy there I will move it to an indirect southern exposure. (I have no E or W windows!) Will watch it for any signs of bugs like whitefly etc. I think this will look absolutely stunning during the holidays dressed up in a nice pot.
Wish me luck!

Survives in my zone 7 garden, especially in protected sites near the house. Reportedly may freeze to the ground in my climate, but should...Read More recover from the roots. Easy to propagate by division. Flowers are very nice, unique, vivid colors. I will be training some new plants against my house as an espalier. In this location I can keep other tender-ish plants alive such as pelargoniums, elephant ears, philodendrons. Pinch generously to promote bushiness; can become gangly without pinching.

I saw this plant growing extremely well in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Of course that doesn't help me, or anyone else living in the Unite...Read Mored States, but for those of you with English-style climates (Pacific Northwest, perhaps?), this plant might be absolutely spectacular. The one I saw was 6 to 8 feet tall.