Tropicals, Woody > Abutilon > Abutilon 'Asford Red'
Abutilon
'Asford Red'
Asford Red abutilon
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Abutilon |
| Cultivar |
| 'Asford Red' |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| >9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1 - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 34 - 40 |
| Height |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| An evergreen shrub with ovate leaves and red, bell-shaped flowers blooming from spring to autumn. |
| Landscape |
| Sub-tropical gardens, container plant, flower bed. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in loam-based compost in full light. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| 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. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trengwainton garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by softwood cuttings. |
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