Annuals, Tropicals > Abutilon > Abutilon megapotamicum > Abutilon megapotamicum
Abutilon megapotamicum
Trailing Abutilon
Origin: Brazil.
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Abutilon |
| Species |
| megapotamicum |
| Category |
| Annuals, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -4 - 2 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 35 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, mealybugs and scale insects. |
| Leaf Description |
| Narrow, oval shaped, dark-green in colour with jagged edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Bell-shaped, yellow petalled with a crimson petals surrounding it. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or softwood cuttings. |
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