Abutilon "Victory"

what can I say but Stunning, and a good buy

I've been looking at these for a while, but the price swayed me today!

looks quite a large plant Meanie

Lovely photo, Meanie. You've got some lovely plants in your garden :-)

lovely one Meanie....

It really is! What a beauty. :-)

Thanks guys.
Yorkshire - it stand about 30 inches high.
Louise - I like them!! I just want a lovely garden like yours next...

Meanie:

Great purchase!

This plant grows very quickly...I had many when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and they grew quickly (within less than one year) to 8 feet / 2.5 meters tall. They also flower all year. : > )

Pretty flower!

Thanks for that nice comment, Meanie :-)))

Thanks Delonix and Pip.
Louise - what I have is a collection of plants that I like. The "garden" will have to wait until I sell up and retire!

Collection are good, Meanie, all for that !
I too look forward to the day when i can spend entire days out there with no time restrictions on me :-)))))))))))))))

That's so pretty!

That's quite a lady you have there! Lovely color.

I really like Abutilons in general, but this one in particular GG!

What kind of soil and climate does it prefers Meanie?

This one is frost tender Camillia.
This link will offer up a basic overview of their needs.....

http://www.gardenguides.com/69567-care-abutilon-plants.html

Sue has one in her garden which has survived the last two harsh winters that we've had. Photo here........

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/155532-abutilon/member/meanie

I will chech the links out, thanks Meanie.

You're welcome!

Meanie:

This plant will tolerate quite a bit of frost to at least 23 degrees F/ -5 degrees C. When I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area I would see many varieties of Abutilon growing in the frost pocket areas inland and thriving.

I had many varieties myself when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area...but the city where I lived rarely had more than 2 or 3 days of light frost each winter with temps rarely below 35 degrees F/ 2 degrees C.

Not worth the risk I think as it's still a young plant! Maybe next winter with a fleece.

Meanie:

If you plant one into the ground (next spring), you'll see how quickly it will grow. They are super easy from cuttings (I received all my plants from cuttings from friends). I literally just stuck the cuttings into the ground and watered. The cuttings quickly grew to 8 feet/ 2.5 meters.

Here in San Diego they seem to take longer to grow large like in the San Francisco Bay Area. I think it's because of the horrible soil here. My plant in the front yard is 5 years old and only 5 feet/ 1.5 meters tall.

Beautiful...

Delonix - I'll try some cuttings next year. Thanks for the tip!

Faerieflora - it certainly is!