Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple)

Botanical names: Abutilon megapotamicum, Abutilon vexillarium, Callianthe megapotamica

Common names: Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon, Brazilian Bell-flower

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Brazil, Uruguay

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Brazilian Bell-flower is a fun and easy-to-grow hummingbird magnet for the perennial border. In the garden or in a hanging container, it spreads to several feet wide in a single season. In the wild, Abutilon megapotamicum reaches 8' tall, but in cultivation arely exceeds 5' tall, and less when grown as a potted plant. During warm months, the plants are laden with cool 2" hanging lantern-like flowers composed of red calyces above the yellow petals, ending with its bright red privates dangling beneath... all carefully arranged between the thumb-sized green leaves.

Similar plants: Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple)

• Abutilon grandifolium (Hairy Indian Mallow)
• Abutilon indicum (Indian mallow)
• Abutilon pictum (Golden Rain Flowering Maple)
• Abutilon sp. (Flowering Maple)
• Abutilon vitifolium (Vine-leaved Abutilon)
• Bakeridesia integerrima (Velvetleaf)
• Herissantia crispa (Bladdermallow)