Abutilon ‘Fairy Coral Red’
Abutilon 'Fairy Coral Red' is a flowering maple with masses of large, coral-red bell-shaped flowers and fuzzy green foliage.
Abutilon ‘Fairy Coral Red’ is an excellent and vigorous flowering maple producing masses of large and pendulous, coral-red bell-shaped flowers that bloom throughout summer. Foliage is fuzzy and green. Growth habit is a clumping, upright form 32 inches tall with a 24 inch spread. Very heat tolerant. Be sure to fertilize appropriately. May be hardy to zone 7 if grown in full-sun and protected from winter wet in well-drained beds and with mulch, or bring indoors to overwinter. Deciduous is left outdoors. Excellent for the summer garden or in containers. Hummingbird and pollinator attractor.
Common Name: Flowering Maple
Family: Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Orange
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: No
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Benefits: Hummingbirds Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open places in warm temperate forests.
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