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There are a hundred or so Chinese bellflowers, native mostly from southern North America down to South America. They are tropical and subtropical shrubs from the mallow family. The name Abutilon comes from the Arabic name for a local mallow.

They are propagated by softwood cuttings, in spring or fall.


Abutilon hybridum

Palmer's Abutilon
Species and varieties
Abutilon hybridum Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern
Abutilon megapotamicum Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon
Abutilon palmeri Palmer's Indian Mallow, Superstition Mallow
Abutilon vitifolium
Synonym and obsolete names
Abutilon vexillarium synonym of Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon)

 

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