About
Abutilon 'John Thompson' is an evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of about 2 meters. It features slender, arching branches adorned with bright green foliage characterized by narrow, pointed lobes. From summer through early autumn, this plant produces pendant, bell-shaped yellow flowers that hang gracefully from the young stems.
About the genus
Abutilon encompasses a variety of growth forms, including evergreen and deciduous shrubs, trees, perennials, and annuals. The foliage can be either simple or palmately lobed, and the flowers are typically bell-shaped or bowl-shaped, frequently featuring prominent stamens.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Thrives in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Ideal for a protected warm wall or large conservatory. May need winter protection
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9; or pruning group 13 for wall-trained specimens
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood and semi-ripe cuttings at any time; hardwood cuttings in autumn
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) or a virus