Abutilon pictum: Difference between revisions

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Abutilon pictum subsp. var.

Chinese lantern

Habit:		shrub
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	15 ft	8 ft
Height:	⇕	The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 15 ft
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Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Brazil
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		9 to 12
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	red, orange, yellow, pink

Malvaceae >

Abutilon

pictum

var.

,

Abutilon pictum (Redvein Abutilon; syn. A. striatum) is a species of Abutilon native to Brazil and Argentina. It is a shrub growing to 5 m tall, with leaves 5–15 cm long, three- to five- (rarely seven-) lobed. The flowers are yellow to red, prominently veined darker red, with five petals 2–4 cm long.

It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens, and has become naturalised in Central America.

[hide]Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Abutilon pictum, Walp. (A. striatum, Hort., at least in part, not Dickson). Strong and hardy free-blooming species, with lvs. green or variegated , and glabrous or thinly pubescent, the middle lobe usually about equaling or sometimes shorter than the undivided part of the lf. and wedge-shape or tapering from the base: calyx about 1 in. long, cleft about to its middle, brownish pubescent: corolla less than 1 1/2 in. long, orange or yellow, veined crimson. S. Brazil to Buenos Ayres.—Has been confused with A. striatum.^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Abutilon pictum can grow in light shade or full sun and requires moist soil. It grows well in sandy, loamy and clay soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic soils.

Propagation

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Pests and diseases

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Varieties

'Thompsonii' - yellow-mottled leaves

Gallery

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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+'''''Abutilon pictum''''' ('''Redvein Abutilon'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. striatum'') is a species of ''[[Abutilon]]'' native to [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]]. It is a [[shrub]] growing to 5 m tall, with [[leaf|leaves]] 5–15 cm long, three- to five- (rarely seven-) lobed. The [[flower]]s are yellow to red, prominently veined darker red, with five petals 2–4 cm long.
+It is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in subtropical [[garden]]s, and has become [[naturalised]] in [[Central America]].
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 Abutilon pictum, Walp. (A. striatum, Hort., at least in part, not Dickson). Strong and hardy free-blooming species, with lvs. green or variegated , and glabrous or thinly pubescent, the middle lobe usually about equaling or sometimes shorter than the undivided part of the lf. and wedge-shape or tapering from the base: calyx about 1 in. long, cleft about to its middle, brownish pubescent: corolla less than 1 1/2 in. long, orange or yellow, veined crimson. S. Brazil to Buenos Ayres.—Has been confused with A. striatum.{{SCH}}
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