Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava' (Orange Hot Lava Flowering Maple)

Sun to Part SunZone: 7b-10 48" tall Origin: Hybrid

Thanks to Luen Miller of Monterrey Bay Nursery for sharing his splendid 2005 introduction...a hybrid of Abutilon megapotamicum. The 3-4' tall mass of stems is adorned with pointed green leaves, and from early June until fall with hundreds of dangling bell-shaped flowers. The flowers are clear orange, highlighted by red bloodshot-eye like veins. Each flower is held tight by a dark burgundy calyx (the thing the flower sits in). For both a summer flowering show and in our winter hardiness trials, this has been one of the standouts! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)