Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Co-attribution must be given to the Chanticleer Garden. / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Spring–Autumn
Flowering Maple
Abutilon × hybridum
Family: Malvaceae
Citrus & Brightfaintlight
SeasonSpring–Autumn
OriginTropical Americas (hybrid)
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Citrus & Bright · Spring–Autumn bloomer
Flowering maple produces pendant lantern-like flowers in orange, red, yellow, and white on maple-like foliage, a tender shrub of graceful, gentle beauty that flowers almost continuously in sheltered gardens.
Symbolism & Meaning
meditation, gentle strength
In the Victorian language of flowers, flowering maple means “Meditation”.
Habitat & Environment
Tropical Americas (hybrid)
Flowering Maple is native to Tropical Americas (hybrid).
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameAbutilon × hybridum
- FamilyMalvaceae
- Native ToTropical Americas (hybrid)
- Bloom SeasonSpring–Autumn
- LifespanPerennial
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