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Posted by FISBEY MIDDLESEX (My Page) on

Thu, Apr 14, 05 at 9:04

I have seen an Abutilon climber which has red and yellow 'lantern' type flowers and is listed as semi-evergreen, does anyone know of this as I want one!

Apparently it needs protection from frost - would this just mean a thick mulch of paet or something similar?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Posted by Garden_Nerd UK Central (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 14, 05 at 15:49

I have an abutilon which is a lax, sprawly, slender stemmed shrub, about 4 feet tall. It has yellow spotted leaves and red and yellow lantern flowers. Could this be the one you mean? It is A. megapotanicum. It is semi-evergreen i.e. it keeps some leaves over the winter getting increasingly tatty until, by Spring, it looks like a complete wreck. Hope it'll put out a fresh lot soon. I have heard it is somewhat tender but abutilons scrape through the winter for me in a city garden with lots of shelter.
They root easily fom cuttings. I'll take a few, assuming it ever does leaf out again!

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Posted by Old_Hazza Portugal (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 14, 05 at 17:38

We have doubts that ours has survived the last winter, which for here was very cold and dry. Virtually nil rainfall and temperatures regularly down to minus 5 and 6 Centigrade. We do not know its age, but it is not a young specimen and has survived previous winters. They flower for an extended period, and as GN says look quite a mess before spring. Old McDonald.

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Posted by PeterLS N Yorks, UK (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 15, 05 at 15:23

Morrisons �1.69. Mine has survived 2 years in Yorkshire. I believe the variegated form is less hardy.

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Posted by Garden_Nerd UK Central (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 16, 05 at 4:56

Morrisons �1.69? Go for it!

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Posted by elviraflorapaint UK (My Page) on
Mon, Mar 16, 09 at 15:41

The flower buds keep dropping off my 2 abutilons. Any help to prevent this would be most helpful.

ElviraFlorapaint @ www.florapaint.co.uk

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Posted by fengshui05 eu (My Page) on
Thu, May 7, 09 at 19:20

Hi Fisbey,
The variety your are talking of seem to be A. megapotamicum. This typ of Abutilon is depending of it shows virus patterns or not frosthardy to -4�C. I have seen this cultivar in January in Dublin.
If you want more information on Abution follow the link.

Greeny

Here is a link that might be useful: new book about Abution

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