Description
Abutilon are a huge group of plants which comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Blushing Moonlight has soft slightly fuzzy leaves, and is covered with dozens of large peach to light pink bell shaped blooms. The flowers have a red center. Blushing Moonlight is extremely generous with its blooms, and will flower non-stop, even in the dreary winter months making it a perfect houseplant.
This particular Abutilon has a very upright growth habit, and we would consider it to be a semi-dwarf variety. It is easy to maintain as a small compact plant with regular pruning, and will grow 2-3′ tall if left un-pruned.
Abutilon is an evergreen perennial in warm climates, and can be easily grown as an outdoor annual or a houseplant in colder climates. It isn’t picky about its environment as long as it receives plenty of water and bright light. It is suited for both container culture or planting in the ground, and will happily bloom on your windowsill or outside on your patio. Abutilons respond well to pruning. Flower buds are produced on new growth, so they can be easily be shaped and maintained to size with regular trimming
Because of its leaf and flower shape, Abutilon is known by many different names, they include flowering maple, parlor maple, Indian mallow, Chinese bellflower, and Chinese Lantern.
You will receive 1 Abutilon starter plant in 2.5″ pot for each item added to the cart. An example of starter plants is included in the photos. The plants are well rooted and are ready to be potted into a larger container.
Looking for a complementary colored Abutilon to pair with Blushing Moonlight?
Check out Abutilon ‘Wedding Day’ which has a similar growth habit and blush pink flowers.
Hardiness zone: 9
What does hardiness zone 9 mean?
It means that Abutilon are not cold tolerant and require protection from freezing temperatures. If you are growing them outdoors, bring them inside before it starts frosting. While they will tolerate a light frost, continual cold temperatures will kill them.
Not sure what your hardiness zone is?
Check out the USDA Interactive Zone Map to find out!
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