Difference between revisions of "Abutilon megapotamicum"
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|genus=Abutilon | |genus=Abutilon | ||
|species=megapotamicum | |species=megapotamicum | ||
| − | |common_name=Trailing Abutilon | + | |common_name=Trailing Abutilon, Chinese lantern |
| + | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|habit=shrub | |habit=shrub | ||
| + | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |Max ht box=8 | ||
| + | |Max ht metric=ft | ||
| + | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |Max wd box=8 | ||
| + | |Max wd metric=ft | ||
| + | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|origin=Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay | |origin=Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay | ||
|lifespan=perennial | |lifespan=perennial | ||
| + | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |exposure=sun | ||
| + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|features=flowers | |features=flowers | ||
| + | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
| + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|flowers=red, orange, yellow | |flowers=red, orange, yellow | ||
|Temp Metric=°F | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
|min_zone=8 | |min_zone=8 | ||
| − | | | + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| − | | | + | |max_zone=10 |
|image=Abutilonmegapotamicum1web.jpg | |image=Abutilonmegapotamicum1web.jpg | ||
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| − | '''''Abutilon megapotamicum''''' ('''Trailing Abutilon'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. vexillarium'') is a species of ''[[Abutilon]]'' native to [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. It is a [[shrub]] growing to 2.5 m tall, with [[leaf|leaves]] | + | '''''Abutilon megapotamicum''''' ('''Trailing Abutilon'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. vexillarium'') is a species of ''[[Abutilon]]'' native to [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. It is a [[shrub]] growing to 2.5 m tall, with [[leaf|leaves]] 5–8 cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The [[flower]]s are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long. |
It is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in subtropical [[garden]]s. | It is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in subtropical [[garden]]s. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 30 June 2010
| Habit | shrub
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| Height: | ⇕ | 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 8 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, orange, yellow |
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Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon; syn. A. vexillarium) is a species of Abutilon native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is a shrub growing to 2.5 m tall, with leaves 5–8 cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long.
It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens.
Read about Abutilon megapotamicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Abutilon megapotamicum, St. Hil. & Naud. (A. vexillarium, Morr.). Drooping habit: lvs. rather small, lance-ovate, acuminate, sharp-serrate: fls. 2—3 in. long, on short drooping stalks, the long calyx bright red, the protruding petals lemon-yellow, the column of stamens conspicuously protruding. Brazil, etc.—A strikingly handsome species, particularly for baskets and vases, apparently less seen than formerly. There is a variegated-lvd. variety. Generally misspelled mesapotamicum. Megapotamicum means "big river," signifying here the Rio Grande. CH
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Varieties
- 'Variegatum' - heavily yellow-mottled leavesAH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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