Abutilon flower
By Klahanie
3 Aug, 2013
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We call it flowering maple, although the genus is not related to the true maples.
I bought a small plant earlier this year to se if it will survive here in my garden on Vancouver Island.
I planted it in the landscape rather than leaving in a pot.
So far so good it had lots of blooms during the summer....and it is still blooming.
I am not sure if it is favored by deer on not. So far I have not noticed any nibbling.
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Its flower resembles hibiscus... i think this could be the same family as hibiscus; Malvaceae..
5 Aug, 2013
Yes it is Kaustubh. It does resemble hibiscus, but these flowers are tiny. The shrub is very pretty, has attractive leaves and usually loaded with these small flowers.
5 Aug, 2013
You must take a picture of the whole bush.. i bet it looks lush..!
6 Aug, 2013
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I just posted the picture last night. This morning there was no Abutilon ....completely stripped. So now I know it is well loved, they just have to find it. I will dig it out and put it in the pot (it will recover-I hope) and move it where the deer cannot get at it.
(sigh)
4 Aug, 2013