Corynabutilon × suntense 'Jermyns'

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abutilon 'Jermyns'

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Synonyms

Abutilon × suntense 'Jermyns'
Abutilon 'Jermyns Blue'

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'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

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height
2.5-4 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H4

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Malvaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
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