About
Abutilon 'Thomas Jackson' is a medium-sized, semi-evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of about 1.5 meters. Its leaves are lobed and have a slightly textured surface, presenting a lush green appearance. From spring through summer, this plant produces bell-shaped red flowers.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- When in growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter, keeping barely moist.
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring
- 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