Abutilon ‘Biltmore Ballgown’

The upright stems of Abutilon 'Biltmore Ballgown' are festooned with dangling two-inch orange bells streaked with scarlet throughout summer.

An heirloom from Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina, Abutilon ‘Biltmore Ballgown’ is an excellent and vigorous flowering maple cultivar. Its upright stems are festooned with dangling two-inch orange bells streaked with scarlet throughout summer. Just provide lots of fertilizer. May be hardy to zone 7 if grown in full-sun and protected from winter wet in well-drained beds and with mulch. Will blossom straight through winter in a bright window inside the house.

Common Name:  Flowering Maple

Family:  Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-10

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun

Height:  4-6'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Orange

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Semi-evergreen

Type:  Shrub

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Soil Moisture:  Average

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Hummingbirds Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

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