About
Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii' is an evergreen shrub or small tree characterized by its upright growth. The foliage consists of deep green leaves that are 5 to 9 lobed and display mottled yellow patterns. This plant produces pendant, bell-shaped flowers that are orange-flushed and salmon-pink, appearing from spring through autumn.
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
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Bedding, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical, Mediterranean climate plants, City and courtyard gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Needs well-drained soil and full sun with shelter; under glass grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. Water freely in the growing season and sparingly in winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- 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