Abutilon - Chinese Lantern

Abutilon is genus of mainly South American shrubs of the mallow family. There are around 150 species and many garden cultivars and hybrids. They have large, multi-lobed leaves and Abutilon vitifolia has a soft indumentum on the foliage and stems. The Abutilon × hybridum (syn. Abutilon darwinii) hybrids have pendulous, brightly coloured, hibiscus-like flowers throughout the warmer seasons. They grow into shrubs up to 3m high and wide. The Abutilon megapotamicum forms and hybrids are rangy open shrubs or semi-climbers. The calyces of the red and yellow flowers often develop into bladder-like structures that almost enclose the petals, but some of the hybrids have flowers similar to Abutilon × hybridum. Abutilon vitifolia and its hybrids eventually become very large shrubs or small trees. Their white to soft pastel pink and mauve flowers, which usually appear in spring, are more wide open than the other species.

Plant Genera:   A–B   C–D   E–G   H–J   K–M   N–P   Q–S   T–Z

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