2017年11月17日 · Chinese lanterns can light up a garden with their brilliant blooms and interesting foliage. Illuminating many a warm-weather garden in the United States, the Chinese lantern, a plant belonging to the genus Abutilon, comes in many shapes and forms.

They are tropical frost-tender flowering shrubs that can be grown outside year-round in zones 9 and 10. Genus name comes from the Arabic name for a mallow-like plant. These shrubs will grow 8-10 feet tall in tropical areas but 2-4 feet tall in colder sites. They grow best in rich, constantly moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.

2024年9月16日 · The Abutilon Chinese lantern plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree with striking, lantern-shaped blooms that hang delicately from its branches. It thrives in warm climates and can be grown outdoors in USDA Zones 8-11 or indoors in cooler regions.

2021年5月14日 · Chinese lantern is a charming ornamental plant that can bring a touch of whimsy to your garden, with its delicate red-orange husks. Whether you grow it as a curiosity, or with the intention of using its stems for colorful autumn bouquets, this perennial will provide an unexpected source of bright fall color.

Abutilon, also known as Chinese Lanterns due to the shape of their flowers, are attractive shrubs mostly growing to 1 – 2 m tall. Their pendulous, hibiscus like flowers come in lovely shades of white, orange, yellow and pink and variegated varieties with mottled foliage are available.

2023年3月13日 · Also known as flowering maple, parlor maple, Chinese lantern, or Chinese bellflower, abutilon is an upright, branching plant with leaves that resemble maple leaves; however, abutilon isn’t a maple and is actually a member of the mallow family. This plant is often grown as a houseplant, but can you grow abutilon in the garden too?

Facts: Abutilon. Family: Malvaceae. Genus: Abutilon. Common Name: Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern (not to be confused with Physalis), and Indian Mallow. Origin: Species come from South or Central America, Australia, and AfricAbutilon. Culture: This genus enjoys having light shade to full sun. Its bell shaped flowers range in color from white ...

2022年4月27日 · Abutilons are commonly called “Flowering Maples” because of the shape of the leaves, and other times called “Chinese Lanterns” because of their colorful, dangling blooms. The term ”Chinese Lantern” may lead one to believe they originate in China, but these tropical hibiscus-related plants are actually from South America.

Abutilon pictum, commonly called Chinese lantern or flowering maple, is a sub-tropical broadleaf evergreen shrub of the mallow family that typically matures to 10-15’ tall. It is native to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Branches are clad with three- to five-lobed, sparsely-hairy, dark green leaves (to 6” long).

2023年8月16日 · A Chinese lantern abutilon plant, also known as Abutilon x hybridum or Chinese lantern mallow, is a tropical shrub that is prized for its colorful blooms and unique lantern-shaped seed pods. This plant is native to Brazil and belongs to the Malvaceae family.