Corynabutilon vitifolium, Vine-Leaved Abutilon, is a fast-growing large shrub to small tree from Chile with large fuzzy foliage. The leaves have three or five lobes depending on age and do indeed resemble vine-leaves or, to give you another idea, Huella, its Chilean name means pawprint. Their large size, the tufted down on their surface and the tropical-looking lobes all combine to give it an exotic appearance. It is a vigourous grower and will soon reach a good size but it needs a very sheltered spot, ideally up against a warm wall and ideally with some frost protection from overhanging branches. The flower is a typical Malvales shape, resembling a Hibiscus, large and exotic-looking and usually pale mauve although there is some variation and occasionally a white-flowering form appears.
Additional Information
Order | Malvales |
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Family | Malvaceae |
Sub-Family | Malvoideae |
Synonyms | Abutilon vitifolium, Sida vitifolia |
Geographical Origin | Chile |
Cultivation | Needs a warm sheltered aspect ideally against a wall and with the surrounding or even overhead protection of other hardier shrubs and trees |
Eventual Height | 5-10m |
Eventual Spread | 2-4m |
Hardiness | Not fully hardy in all regions. Best in southwest and coastal regions or urban London. Safest to grow in the protection of a south-facing wall even in favoured regions. Will take frost down to about -5C but mulch heavily and consider fleece when small |
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