Abutilon or 'Chinese Lantern' are a popular garden plant. With long lasting flowers Abutilon provide a splash of color in the garden from summer through to autumn. Abutilon are well known for the bell shaped flowers, however some species and cultivars have funnel shaped flowers. Abutilon variegatum and Abutilon megapotamicum are popular species. Nurseries, Mail Order Nurseries, Specialist Nurseries,Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries, Garden Centers, Plant Nurseries and Australian Export Nurseries.
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Abutilon Plant Profile and Growing Notes

Abutilon or 'Chinese Lanterns' prefer a mild climate, avoid heavy frosts, a well drained soil in sun or semi shade. Abutilon 'Double Pink' has double pink carnation like flowers summer to autumn. With lantern or bell shaped hanging flowers ranging from yellows, orange and tangerine through to pink, red and white. Abutilon are an easy plant to care for, mulch well and cut back hard to promote new growth. Dwarf Abutilon are suitable for growing in pots.

Abutilon hybrids and cultivars are numerous. Relatives of the hibiscus they have distinctive nodding bell-shaped flowers. Abutilon megapotamicum is an interesting ground cover species. Abutilon Vitifolium album has white flowers in spring and summer.

Abutilons tend to get a little 'leggy' but can easily be pruned to maintain shape, full sun in winter is a bonus for abutilon.

Abutilon Nurseries
YAMINA RARE PLANTS
'Justly famous for rare and unusual plants'
Don & Peter Teese
25 Moores Rd Monbulk VIC 3793
PH (03) 9756 6335 FAX (03) 9752 0308
Includes: Abutilon
 
WEB: www.yaminarareplants.com.au




DEVON TUBESTOCK and RARE PLANTS
PO Box 376 Monbulk Vic 3793
phone: 03 9752 1700 fax: 03 9752 1201
Perennials Rare Plants and Tubestock specialists
Includes: Abutilon Honeycomb Chinese Lanter, Flowering Maple, Abutilon megapotamicum Imp Red Caylix, yellow flower Brazilian Bell-Flower, Abutilon megapotamicum Red Goblin Brazilian Bell-Flower, Abutilon megapotamicum Variegatum Brazilian Bell-Flower

Links and Resources
Abutilon 'Nabob' Photograph UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research'
Trailing Abutilon (Abutilon megapotamicum)
  

Abutilon Varieties and Plants for sale in : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)