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Callianthe picta
Also called Chinese Lantern, Red Vein Chinese Lantern, Red Vein Indian Mallow, Redvein Abutilon, Redvein Flowering Maple
Painted Indian Mallow (Callianthe picta, formerly Abutilon pictum) is a fast-growing evergreen shrub from southern South America, grown for its lantern-like yellow to orange-red flowers with dark red veins. It thrives in warm, sunny spots and tolerates only light frost.
Callianthe picta, formerly Abutilon pictum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to southern Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The plant has become naturalised in Central America, and is used in horticulture. Common names include redvein abutilon, red vein Indian mallow, redvein flowering maple, Chinese-lantern and red vein Chinese lanterns. Callianthe striata (formerly A. striatum) is sometimes considered a synonym of C. picta.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
