Abutilon vitifolium, Corynabutilon vitifolium

This is a rather lovely, deciduous shrub with downy, greyish, vine-shaped leaves. Fast-growing and, if left to its own devices, eventually large and handsome, it bears from a fairly early age copious numbers of large, pale to deep mauve flowers. Although most profuse in late spring or early summer, blooms can be found as late as October. Likes a warm position.

Similar plants:

• Abutilon grandifolium, Sida grandifolia (Hairy Indian Mallow, Hairy Abutilon)
• Abutilon indicum, Sida indica (Indian mallow)
• Abutilon megapotamicum, Abutilon vexillarium (Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon, Brazilian Bell-flower)
• Abutilon pictum (Golden Rain Flowering Maple, Thompsons Flowering Maple, Bell Flower)
• 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)