Abutilon x hybridum Giant Flowering Mix (Abutilon Giant Flowering Mix)

Botanical name

Abutilon x hybridum Giant Flowering Mix

Other names

Abutilon Giant Flowering Mix, Chinese lantern Giant Flowering Mix, Flowering maple Giant Flowering Mix, Abutilon hybridum maximum Giant Flowering Mixed, Indian mallow Giant Flowering Mix, Abutilon Maximum Mix

Genus

Abutilon Abutilon

Variety or Cultivar

Giant Flowering Mix _ Giant Flowering Mix is a commercial seed mix of tender, upright, bushy, evergreen shrubs with lobed, triangular to ovate, toothed, dark green leaves and bell-shaped, red, orange, yellow, white, or pink flowers throughout summer.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Bushy, Compact, Upright

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Colour

Flower

Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow, White in Summer

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Mealybugs , Scale insects , Glasshouse whitefly , Glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May suffer from virus.

General care

Pruning

After flowering, cut spent flower stems back to the first set of leaves.

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring at 15ºC to 18ºC, or by softwood cuttings.

Propagation methods

Softwood cuttings, Seed, Stem tip cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Abutilon x hybridum Giant Flowering Mix (Abutilon Giant Flowering Mix) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.9m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

Containers, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises, City, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Indoor

Cultivation

In frost-free areas, grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, preferably neutral to acid soil in full sun or light shade. In areas with cold winters, treat as an annual of grow in a container and overwinter indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Abutilon x hybridum Giant Flowering Mix (Abutilon Giant Flowering Mix)

Common pest name

Lance nematode; Nematode; Lance

Scientific pest name

Hoplolaimus spp.

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode species potentially affecting a wide variety of crops; prohibition of soil likely to mitigate risk substantially; keep under review in light of interceptions or findings should they occur in the EU.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Abutilon x hybridum Giant Flowering Mix (Abutilon Giant Flowering Mix)

Common pest name

cotton mealybug

Scientific pest name

Phenacoccus solenopsis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Watching brief for potential impact on tomato production in the Mediterranean. Other southern European countries likely to be more at risk. Precautionary action will be taken on findings on planting material to protect glasshouse crops and botanical gardens.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Abutilon x hybridum Giant Flowering Mix (Abutilon Giant Flowering Mix)

Common pest name

False codling moth

Scientific pest name

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Polyphagous pest; detected mainly on citrus and peppers. EU regulation under consideration following recurrent interceptions.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/