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Abutilon palmeri (Indian mallow)

Other names: Palmer's abutilon, Superstition mallow, Palmer's Indian mallow

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Species
A. palmeri is a tender, rounded, open, evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub with velvety, heart-shaped, toothed, grey-green leaves and cup-shaped, bright yellow-orange flowers in spring and summer.
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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
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

In frost-free areas, grow in poor to moderately fertile, rocky soil in full sun. May be deciduous during drought. 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

WUCOLS

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

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Rounded, Dense

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

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

Plant early in spring in sun on poor, well-drained soil

Protect in winter with dry mulch (in cold areas)

Sow seeds in containers with heat (spring)

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