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Abutilon 'Halo' (Abutilon 'Halo')

Other names: Chinese lantern 'Halo', Flowering maple 'Halo', Abutilon x hybridum 'Halo'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Halo' is a tender, upright, evergreen shrub with lobed, triangular to ovate, toothed, dark green leaves and bell-shaped, red-veined, yellow to light orange flowers in summer and autumn.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1.5 m 1.5 m 5-10 years
4 ft 4 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

In frost-free areas, grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, preferably neutral to acid soil in full sun or light shade. In areas with cold winters, treat as an annual of grow in a container and overwinter indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Wallside and trellises, Greenhouse, Indoor

UK hardiness

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = High
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Upright, Bushy

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

After flowering, cut spent flower stems back to the first set of leaves.

Propagation methods

Seed, Softwood cuttings, Stem tip cuttings

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring at 15ºC to 18ºC, or by softwood cuttings.

Pests

Glasshouse red spider mite

Glasshouse whitefly

Scale insects

Mealybugs

Diseases

May suffer from virus.

Cut back after flowering in early autumn (optional)

Take softwood cuttings

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Protect in winter with dry mulch (in cold areas)

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Sow seeds in containers with heat (spring)

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