Miller abutilon
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An evergreen shrub to 2m tall, with narrowly ovate, 3-lobed leaves and pendent, bell-shaped flowers 4cm long, with apricot-yellow petals and dusky red calyces

Scientific classification
- Species
- Miller abutilon (Abutilon × milleri)
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Miller abutilon
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Miller abutilon
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Miller abutilon care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
For free-standing plants: Prune lightly as needed to remove unwanted shoots and keep the shrub in shape. Prune in mid- to late spring. For wall-trained specimens: On established wall-trained shrubs, shorten sideshoots to two to four buds from the framework; remove shoots growing towards the wall. Prune annually after flowering on last-year growth, or in late winter or early spring on current-year growth.
Propagation
Softwood, greenwood and semi-ripe cuttings at any time; hardwood cuttings in autumn
Growing
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun with shelter. Ideal for a protected warm wall
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) or a virus
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects
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