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This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
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Other common names abutilon 'Kentish Belle'
Family Malvaceae
Genus Abutilon can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, perennials or annuals, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and bell-shaped or bowl-shaped flowers often with conspicuous stamens
Details 'Kentish Belle' is a compact, semi-evergreen shrub with arching shoots and three-lobed, triangular-ovate leaves. Flowers 4-5cm in length, bell-shaped, with orange-yellow petals and dark red calyx
Foliage Semi-evergreen
Habit Bushy
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H3
Full Sun
Aspect South-facing or West-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Loam
Sand
MoistureWell-drained
SoilLoam, Sand
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height 1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread 1.5-2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 5-10 years
Cultivation Grow outdoors in sunny sheltered border. Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light
Propagation Propagate by seed, or softwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
Pruning Pruning group 1 , pruning group 6 or pruning group 9
Pests Can get glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, mealybug and scale insects
Diseases May suffer from a virus
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