Tropicals, Woody > Abutilon > Abutilon vitifolium > Abutilon vitifolium
Abutilon vitifolium
Abutilon
Origin: Native to Chile.
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Abutilon |
| Species |
| vitifolium |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -12 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 20 |
| Height |
| 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Grows as a shrub or small tree. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Generally disease free, but may be attacked by glasshouse white fly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects, as well as by the caterpillars of the abutilon moth and wingless weevils in North America. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are 15 cm in length, with 3, 5, or 7 lobes which are cordate at the base. Lobes are slender pointed and coarsely toothed. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are solitary or 2-6 in long-stalked cymes in the upper leaf axil. Often 5 - 8 cm in diameter, with white or paler purple-blue flowers. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate through softwood cuttings. |
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