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Corynabutilon vitifolium

Corynabutilon vitifolium
Photo: Steve Law from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0

Corynabutilon vitifolium is a Chilean shrub or small tree in the mallow family, grown for its showy hibiscus-like flowers. It needs mild conditions and shelter from hard frost, and is best given a sunny, sheltered spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile garden soil or loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
Comfortable around 10–25 °C; protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & SC. Chile
Climate
temperate

About

Corynabutilon vitifolium (syn. Abutilon vitifolium)

is a species of plant in the mallow family. Its native range is central and south-central Chile. Its cultivars 'Tennant's White' and 'Veronica Tennant' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corynabutilon vitifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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