Trailing Abutilon

Trailing Abutilon Care

Abutilon Megapotamicum

What is the plant

Abutilon megapotamicum is a vigorous shrub, warm-hearted but relatively easy to cultivate in open ground in mild climate, or in pots in cooler climate. Forming a mass of thin arched branches, more or less falling or climbing if it is trellised, it tirelessly produces curious yellow and red two-tone flowers that hang from the end of a long peduncle to the axil of each leaf. Persistent to semi-persistent according to the climate, rustic down to -10 ° C in sheltered situation, this generous shrub, come from the tropical and sub-tropical zones of South America, perfectly embodies the exoticism and gaiety of its origins.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

min -10°C

Hardiness zone

7 - 10

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water abundantly after planting and in summer, during periods of high heat.
Fertilizer
When fertilizing, feed the plant once per week during the active growing season.
Sunlight
When planted outdoors, give it partial shade in the summer. Strong direct sunlight, especially the midday sun, may be too much for this plant to survive.

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Soil
Plant the Abutilon megapotamicum in the spring or fall in a mild climate, well sheltered and very sunny, in a drained soil but remaining fresh, loose, fertile. This plant tolerates the presence of limestone in the soil, but it is not a dry plant.
Temperature
Abutilon megapotamicum is able to leave the strain after having endured short frost of the order of -10 ° C, if it is installed in a very sheltered situation, against a wall in the south for example.
Container
it is grown without difficulty in a large pot that will be exposed on the terrace from April to October, to shelter it from the cold in winter.