About
Corynabutilon vitifolium is a rapidly growing, sizable deciduous shrub that can reach heights of approximately 5 meters. It features grey-felted stems and leaves that are 3 to 5 lobed, resembling vines, with a soft grey fuzz and measuring up to 15 centimeters in length. From late spring to midsummer, it bears long-stalked, saucer-shaped flowers that range in color from pale to deep mauve.
About the genus
This genus comprises flowering trees or shrubs that exhibit a unique appearance, characterized by their lobed, fuzzy green leaves resembling vines. The plants produce flowers shaped like hibiscus, typically in pale mauve hues, with some varieties showcasing white blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- C & S Chile
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. For greenhouse or conservatory cultivation grow in a container of peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1 or Pruning group 6
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or greenwood cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free