Abutilon 'Biltmore Ballgown'
The upright stems of Abutilon 'Biltmore Ballgown' are festooned with dangling two-inch orange bells streaked with scarlet throughout summer.
Description:
An heirloom from Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina, Abutilon 'Biltmore Ballgown' is an excellent and vigorous flowering maple cultivar. Its upright stems are festooned with dangling two-inch orange bells streaked with scarlet throughout summer. Just provide lots of fertilizer. May be hardy to zone 7 if grown in full-sun and protected from winter wet in well-drained beds and with mulch. Will blossom straight through winter in a bright window inside the house.
Common Name: Flowering Maple
Family: Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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