Abutilon 'Savitzii'

Scientific Name: Callianthe 'Savitzii'

Also Known As

Parlour Maple
Savitzii Chinese Lanern
Savitzii Flowering Maple

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

8a-12

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Abutilon 'Savitzii' plant details

Abutilon 'Savitzii' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial shrub with green, variegated and white foliage. In fall, spring, summer and winter orange and salmon flowers emerge. Attracts bats, bees, birds and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Abutilon 'Savitzii'

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: malvaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green, variegated and white
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: orange and salmon blooms in fall, spring, summer and winter
Uses: cascading, container plant, long-blooming, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Abutilon 'Savitzii'

USDA Zones: 8a - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Abutilon ‘Savitzii’ is an upright, deciduous shrub with eye catching cream and green foliage. Large, peach-colored, bell-shaped flowers bloom until frost and will attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

One beautiful plant with gorgeous variegation, the maple shaped leaves are mostly white with a central splash of green. Compact growth, likes part shade to shade and hardy zone 10. Salmon bell shaped flowers dangle from thin stems.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

Mostly cream colored maple-foliage with small amounts of green suffused in each leaf. Occasional salmon flowers. Slower growing and needs more shade than other varieties.

By: Avant Gardens

Boldly variegated mint green and white leaves on woody stems are the perfect foil for pale orange tear-drop-shaped flowers. They just snagged my attention as I walked out of the greenhouse. Can be narrowly upright in growth so pinch or cut back for fullness. 5' tall. Average soil.Minimum temperature: 15° F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

One of the few abutilons we sell that is quite tender. Grown since the 1800s for its wild variegation -- the leaves large and pale, almost white with occasional green blotches -- and long, salmon-orange, peduncled flowers. A medium grower, to 4-6 ft tall, needing consistent water and nutrients in sun to part shade. Winter mulch increases frost hardiness as does some overstory. Frost hardy to 25 °F, mid USDA zone 9. Where temperatures drop lower, best in a container or as cuttings to overwinter. Well worth the trouble!