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Abutilon plants have maple shaped leaves with bell shaped flowers. The flowers make wonderful magnets for hummingbirds and butterflies.
Abutilon plants are commonly called Flowering Maple or Chinese Bellflower. They are very versatile as they can be grow outside or indoors, they are very prosperous when grown outside.
For container growing, growth should be controlled by pruning, and by keeping it slightly root bound. Abutilon should be repotted in the spring, but only into a larger pot if you want to increase the size of the plant.
When grown outside, Abutilon Flowering Maples have the ability to grow up to eight feet in height and four feet in spread. They will flower from spring till frost; however they will not set flowers in hot weather. When it gets cold outside, it is acceptable to move the Abutilon inside during the winter.
Abutilon plants will produce the best results with monthly feedings of Neptune’s Harvest liquid fertilize, if the lower leaves start dropping, increase the feedings.
