Botanical Name: Common Names:
Abutilon hybrida Suntense Chinese Lantern,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Shrub Like, Spreading, Upright
Description:
Purple Chinese Lantern is an exotic deciduous perennial shrub with an upright, spreading, shrub-like habit. It produces purple flowers and has foliage that sheds seasonally. Commonly used in tropical and subtropical gardens, it is suited to planting as a feature shrub or in mixed garden beds. It can also be used for informal screening in larger landscapes. Grows to approx. 2–4m H x 2–4m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained