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Abutilon 'Kentish Belle' (Abutilon 'Kentish Belle')

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Skill rating Intermediate
skill rating
Ultimate spread 2.5m
max. spread
Ultimate height 2.5m
max. height
Time to maturity 10-20 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 2 hours care
per year

Botanical name: Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'

Other names: Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'


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Genus: Abutilon

Variety or cultivar: 'Kentish Belle' _ 'Kentish Belle' is a semi-evergreen shrub with arching branches and bell-shaped flowers, with orange-yellow petals and dark red outer calyx.

Abutilon 'Kentish Belle' is: Semi evergreen

Flower: Yellow, Orange, Red in Summer; Yellow, Red, Orange in Autumn

Foliage: Dark-green in Summer

Habit: Spreading

Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Plant with: Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)

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Specific pests: Mealybugs , Aphids , Scale insects , Glasshouse whitefly , Glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases: May suffer from virus.

General care

Propagation: Propagate by seed in spring at 15ºC to 18ºC, or by softwood cuttings.. REGISTER to read more...

Propagation methods: Softwood cuttings, Seed. REGISTER to read more...


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Abutilon 'Kentish Belle' (Abutilon 'Kentish Belle') will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.


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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Containers, Wallside and trellises, City, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse

Cultivation: Grow outdoors in sunny sheltered border, or grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light.

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Soil types: Loamy, Sandy Match unknown
Soil drainage: Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: South, West Match unknown
Exposure: Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) Match unknown

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pruning Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'

Comment from carole jones

I need to move this plant into shelter for the winter, can I prune it back a little at the same time or is it better to wait until spring?

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  • Posted: Mon. 31st October 2011 17:06
  • Last reply: Wed. 2nd November 2011 19:09

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