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Description

Bloom Color: Yellow.
Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

Abutilon pictum is an evergreen Shrub growing to 5 m by 2 m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to September. The species is hermaphrodite .
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Cultivation

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Hedge, Specimen. Requires a sunny position or part day shade in a fertile well-drained soil. Dislikes drought. This species is only hardy in the very mildest areas of Britain, being intolerant of temperatures that fall much below 0°c. Plants are often deciduous in cold winters. A deep mulch in winter and tying in growth to the wall will maximise protection in winter. If the plant is cut back by cold weather, it can resprout from the base in the spring and can flower on the current year's growth. A very ornamental plant, there are several named varieties. Several of the cultivars have golden-variegated leaves caused by a virus infection, this infection can spread to other plants. Tip-prune young plants to promote a bushy habit. Older plants tend to get rather leggy, but can be cut back almost to the base in order to promote new growth. This is best done in late winter as the plant starts to come into growth. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus. Special Features:Attractive foliage, Not North American native, Naturalizing.

HabitatsCultivated as an ornamental plant
Habitatsit is not known in a truly wild situation.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsDappled Shade
HabitatsSouth Wall. By. West Wall. By.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsDappled Shade
HabitatsSouth Wall. By. West Wall. By.

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