Re: Abutilon vitifolium? No, Hibiscus



from:  Alessandra Vinciguerra at puglisi@librs6k.vatlib.it

>I grow this plant, and I got it with the name Hibiscus variabilis (other
>sources say mutabilis). Actually, when I first saw it I made the same
>mistake and thought it was an abutilon: the leaves are just the same.
>However, it appears to have been introduced in Italy (I don't know about the
>rest of Europe) in 1700 form the Tropics, but I don't know a lot about it,
>excet that it is a really desirable plant.

Also known as Confederate Rose and Cotton Rose, H. mutabilis is thought 
to have originated in southern China, Taiwan and Japan. It comes as both 
a single and a double. It likes sun, well drained oil and should be 
severely (1/2) in the winter. ... from The Hibiscus Handbook

Tom Miller
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