Abutilon megapotamicum – Trailing Abutilon (4″ pot)

Description

Abutilon Megapotamicum is a species of Abutilon native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is a shrub with bright red and yellow bell shaped flowers that attract all kinds of hummingbirds. This shrub will do well as a hanging plant or growing around a trellis or hoop. It is quickly growing, up to 5 ft tall and 5 feet wide in a single season! They love filtered light, especially in the summer when mid-day sun is too hot. It does well in slightly cooler temperatures but not below 60 degrees fahrenheit. When grown in-doors, plants thrive at normal room temperature throughout most of the year. Abutilon Megapotamicum requires plenty of water throughout the warmer months, careful, these plants start to whither after drying out. In the Winter, they don’t need as much water, just make sure it doesn’t dry out! The plant grows just fine in regular well-drained soil grown indoors or outdoors. If grown in containers or a pot, repot each Spring, the plant may not bloom if you skip this step. The lantern-like colorful bell shaped flowers with yellow petals bloom from late Spring and last through the fall in cold climates, but bloom all year round in Florida. 

Watering: don’t let this plant dry out, water in well drained soil.

Soil: well-drained soil is best

Light: grows in full/indirect sun