Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple)

Sun to Part SunZone: 7b-10 36" tall Origin: Brazil

This fun and easy-to-grow Brazilian native makes a great blending plant for the perennial border, spreading to several feet wide in a single season. If you're into container gardening, a flowering maple also makes a great hanging basket plant. In the wild, Abutilon megapotamicum reaches 8' tall, but in temperate climate cultivation, it rarely exceeds 3' tall. From late summer until frost, the plants are laden with very cool 2" hanging red lanterns, carefully placed between the thumb-sized green leaves. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)