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.
