Abutilon ‘Red Glory’

Description

We love Red Glory for its abundance of incredibly richly colored red blooms. The blooms on this plant are a deep, super-saturated red. In addition to its fantastic flower color, it is also very free blooming and always covered in blossoms. Red Glory is a bit larger and tends towards a slightly more open growth form than either Blushing Belle or Little Sunshine. However, it is still very compact and manageable. Red Glory is ever blooming and grows to a size of about 2’. It can easily be pruned to be kept smaller as Abutilons flower on new wood.

Aside from its flower color, one of the things we love about Red Glory is that its flowers are held more upright than many Abutilons. Many Abutilons hold their flowers facing downwards . Not so with Red Glory! The large 2.5” blooms are held in outward facing clusters making for a really exceptionally show.

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 complimentary Abutilon?

Check out Abutilon ‘Blushing Moonlight’ whose colors will compliment Red Glory nicely.

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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