Tropicals > Abutilon > Abutilon 'Variegata'
Abutilon
'Variegata'
Variegated Lantern Mallow
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Abutilon |
| Cultivar |
| 'Variegata' |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H2 |
| Height |
| 60 - 200 cm |
| Spread |
| 60 - 200 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| A container or specimen plant in the garden; beds, borders, pots, and window boxes. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Shrub-like plant with maple-like foliage and hibiscus-like flowers. |
| Pests |
| Aphids, thrips, mites, white fly, and Phythium root rot. |
| Leaf Description |
| Lobed, maple-like, light green leaves are often variegated with white and yellow. |
| Flower Description |
| Lantern-like buds open to solitary, pendulous, bell- to cup-shaped flowers to 12 cm with five overlapping petals and columns. |
| Colour Description |
| 'Thompsonii' 6 - 12 cm tall peach flowers variegated foliage. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By stem cuttings. |
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