Re: ..and what shall I do when winter comes?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] ..and what shall I do when winter comes?
- From: B* D*
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 08:27:33 -0500
Abutilon is a common flowering shrub in the milder parts of CA, such as
the Bay Area. It makes a dandy houseplant here in the Lower Midwest and
blooms off and on all year, seemingly immune to insects and disease. I
have it in a hanging basket. Logee's Greenhouse puts out a catalog with
several abutilons in it; the common old fashioned red seems the most
trouble free, either as a houseplant or grown outside in mild climates.
Incidentally, stem cuttings of youngish plants will root in water so you
can easily produce more plants.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
> I've not tried them indoors but I've heard that Abutilions will grow and
> bloom indoors during the winter months. I know when my winters are mild the
> ones I have in the ground continue to bloom, even after light frost.
>
