Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants

Corynabutilon × suntense 'Jermyns'

abutilon 'Jermyns'

'Jermyns' is a vigorous large, more-or-less deciduous shrub with slender-pointed maple-like leaves and bowl-shaped, deep mauve flowers 6cm wide in late spring and summer

Synonyms
Abutilon × suntense 'Jermyns'
Abutilon 'Jermyns Blue'
Buy this plant
Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
1.5–2.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Purple Green
Summer Purple Green
Autumn Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H4
Botanical details
Family
Malvaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Genus

A genus of exotic-looking flowering trees or shrubs with vine-like, lobed furry green foliage and hibiscus-shaped pale mauve, ocassionally white flowers

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Outdoors, grow in moderately fertile well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun. In a conservatory grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly

Propagation

Propagate by rooting softwood, greenwood and semi-ripe cuttings at any time. Hardwood cuttings can be taken in autumn and will root well; keep them frost free

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Coastal
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 6 as required. Pruning group 13 if wall training

Pests

Aphids, scale insects (soft scale) and glasshouse whitefly can be a problem

Diseases

Occasional problems with a virus

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.