Abutilon theophrasti

RHS Plant Profile

velvet leaf

Other common names

American hemp, butterprint, butterweed, buttonweed, Chinese jute, chingma, cottonweed, Indian hemp, Indian mallow, Manchurian jute, pie marker

Synonyms

Abutilon avicennae

Size

Time to Maturity: No preference

Botanical Details

Family: Malvaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
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
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: Tropical Asia, naturalised SE Europe, Mediterranean and US