Abutilon megapotamicum, Abutilon vexillarium

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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 grandifolium, Sida grandifolia (Hairy Indian Mallow, Hairy Abutilon)
• Abutilon indicum, Sida indica, Abutilon hirtum (Indian mallow)
• Abutilon pictum (Golden Rain Flowering Maple, Thompsons Flowering Maple, Bell Flower)
• Abutilon vitifolium, Corynabutilon vitifolium (Vine-leaved Abutilon, Flowering Maple, Indian Mallow)
• Abutilon x hybridum (Flowering Maple, Weeping Maple,Chinese Lantern)
• Bakeridesia integerrima, Abutilon chiappardi, Abutilon chittendenii, Abutilon chitenendii, Sida integerrima (Velvetleaf, Canary Tree, Indian Mallow)
• Herissantia crispa, Abutilon crispum (Bladdermallow, Curly Abutilon)