Home maple abutilon - indoor flower

The abutilon flower is ubiquitous in the wild in the tropics and subtropics. There he feels comfortable, this is facilitated by a favorable environment. In other climatic zones, this plant is found only as an indoor plant, and it grows in the homes of many flower growers.

Indoor abutilon: flower description

Abutilon (indoor maple) is a plant popular among flower growers for its vibrant flowering, which lasts almost all year round. Plus, it's easy to care for, making it suitable for novice flower lovers, grows quickly and multiplies easily.

Abutilone in the wild

Abutilon has a number of other names that have taken root among the people. The most popular is indoor maple. It comes from its specific shape of leaves, reminiscent of maple. Another name - Chinese lanterns - comes from the bright, lowered flowers, similar to the lanterns of China.

For your information! Abutilon is also called a cable car, because hard fiber is made from its shoots in China and India, from which burlap, ropes, ropes are obtained.

Abutilone leaves are wide enough and quickly evaporate moisture. This can increase the humidity in a dry room. Domestic maple is not a poisonous plant, it does not cause allergies, so it can be kept in homes where there are small children and pets that can encroach on its bright appearance and wish to taste a beautiful leaf or a bright flower. In addition, the plant has a number of medicinal properties that can be used by traditional medicine lovers in the treatment of certain diseases.

Indoor abutilon is a plant whose appearance depends on the variety. Breeders are trying, and new varieties are constantly appearing. They are united by their maple-shaped leaves and lowered bright, fairly large flowers.

Variety of varieties of indoor abutilon

The most common types of abutilone

Modern varieties of domestic maple are hybrid abutilones, that is, obtained artificially on the basis of breeding material. But their origin is of little concern to flower growers, since the result most often exceeds any, even the most daring expectations. Today, home maple is a flower that absolutely everyone will like precisely because of the abundance of new varieties that have been bred.

Abutilon Bella

Home flower with leaves like maple - striped abutilone

Bella abutilon is believed to be a separate plant cultivar. But it is not so. In fact, Bella is a whole series of hybrid varieties, united with each other by common characteristics.

Note! This hybrid appeared at the end of the 20th century. in USA. This is the first variety obtained specifically for indoor growing of abutilon on the windowsill.

The varietal features of Abutilone Bell are as follows:

small, compact size of the bush (up to 40 cm high), thanks to which it becomes convenient to grow them indoors;
small internodes;
abundant flowering;
long flowering period (blooms from mid-spring to mid-autumn);
wide-open flowers;
plants need minimal pinching as they branch beautifully on their own.

Important! Inexperienced gardeners can go wrong with a variety. To avoid this, you need to pay attention to all Bella's signs at once. Even if the flowers of the plant are wide open, but it is tall and does not bush well, then this is a different hybrid.

Abutilon Bella

Abutilon Bellevue

Abutilon Bellevue is a hybrid mixture, varietal mix obtained by crossing different ornamental plant species that do not have their own names, but with common properties inherent in them. The name of the variety Bellevue translates as "beautiful view". It has the following features:

large flowers-bells, the diameter of which is 5 cm;
small main stem;
small spaces between internodes;
bushy and branch well;
variety of colors. When buying seeds, it is impossible to guess which color will come across. However, in one bag, as a rule, seeds of the same shade are sold.

Important! When buying Bellevue cable car seeds, you should definitely pay attention to the date of the seed collection. They remain viable only for the first two years from this moment. The later harvested, the greater the chance of germination.

Abutilon Bellevue

Abutilon Juliet

Abutilon Juliet is very much loved by flower growers, thanks to its characteristics:

the height of this hybrid can reach 150 cm;
high growth rate. It can grow by 50 cm annually;
large up to 15 cm leaves of a maple carved shape and a very bright green color;
can bloom six months after germination (subject to all conditions);
flower diameter 5-6 cm;
high brightness of flowers. It can be pink, yellow, orange, red;
suitable for growing even for beginners.

Note! If you put two abutilon plants of a given variety of different colors next to each other, then as a result of pollination, you can get abutilon flowers of a new color.

Abutilon Snow White

A cute variety of homemade maple that is easy to grow on windowsills due to its compact size. The distinctive features of Snow White are:

one of the most compact plant species with a height of no more than 30 cm;
very low growth rate;
medium (4-6 cm) wide-open snow-white flowers;
small dark green leaves (5 cm);
abundant and long flowering.

Abutilon Snow White

Abutilon variegated

This flower was named variegated for a reason. This was facilitated by the original color of its leaves. Their main color is bright green, yellowish blotches are clearly visible on it. The brighter the sunlight, the larger the size and number of these blotches. Differs in the following characteristics:

the height can be selected at your discretion. You can grow a small plant up to 50 cm, and form a standard tree up to 150 cm in length;
splashes on the leaves change color when exposed to sunlight. They may turn yellow or turn white. With a lack of sun, they acquire a light green color;
moderate flowering;
the diameter of the bell flowers is average (4-7 cm);
leaves are large, 7 cm in length.

Abutilon variegated

Abutilon Savitsky

Abutilon Savitsky is a low variegated shrub, which must be carefully looked after and cut off in time. The stems can grow up to 1.5 m per year. To make a beautiful small bush, you need to shorten it regularly. This is the only feature of caring for a plant, in all other respects it is quite unpretentious.

Its main charm lies in the marbled green-yellow color of the leaves. It blooms poorly, flowers are small up to 4 cm. The lifespan of each flower is no more than three days. Despite the small number and size of flowers, the plant looks very impressive and original.

Note! This variety was bred by foreign breeders. The variegation of the leaves is obtained as a result of their infection with a special form of the virus.But this virus will not spread to other flowers, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Abutilon Savitsky

Abutilon Amelie

This variety was bred relatively recently in 2013 by the Petersburg breeder A. Shitova. Its main feature is wide-open flowers, reaching a diameter of 10 cm. The flowers consist of five petals arranged in a circle. They are mother-of-pearl, their color resembles creme brulee. The flower is low, up to 30 cm in height, abundant flowering. The flowers change color over time, becoming a more saturated pink color.

Abutilon striped indoor maple

This variety of cable car has other names - variegated, spotted, painted. It consists of short, thin shoots that can become woody over time. The flowers are medium-sized, bell-shaped. The color is bright orange with red streaks. Late flowering, beginning only in the second half of summer. Inflorescences can be not only simple, but also terry.

Abutilon Vera

Vera is another young plant hybrid of the same 2013, bred by a Russian breeder. The distinctive properties are as follows:

compactness. The species is perfect for indoor cultivation, since its height does not exceed 30 cm;
salmon color of wide open inflorescences with a diameter of 5-7 cm;
abundant flowering in bouquets, each of which contains 3-4 flowers at once;
atypical heart-shaped leaf shape. Their length is about 7 cm;
does not need pruning, forms completely independently.

For your information! The hybrid got its name in honor of the mother of T. Tsepkova, the breeder who bred it. It was she who noticed him on the shelf among other hybrids and admired his tenderness and beauty.

Abutilon radiant

The radiant hybrid, thanks to the color of its flowers, received another name - sunny. Bred in Russia in 2015. Its main characteristics:

self-forcing the bush, does not need pruning;
abundant year-round flowering;
constant bright color that does not change when changing lighting;
bright yellow, wide-open flowers with red veins;
leaves are medium (5-7 cm), three-lobed;
height 30-60 cm;
dense, lush crown.

Abutilon radiant

Abutilon Cleopatra

Cleopatra is a medium-sized hybrid, the height of which in adulthood is about 40 cm. It cannot form a crown on its own, therefore, this variety needs pinching and pruning. In a young plant, the leaves are ovoid; later, a form is formed that is standard for most representatives of this species. The corolla is a wide open bell, the diameter of which reaches 7 cm. The color of the petals at the base is pale yellow, turning into peach and then pink.

Note! It is characterized by moderate, almost year-round flowering.

Abutilon megapotamskiy

Abutilon megapotamskiy (Amazonian) has an original appearance that distinguishes it from other cable cars. This is an ampelous variety of a plant, rarely found in Russia. Under natural conditions, the length of the branches can reach 2.5 m. The domestic variety is a medium-sized bush, the branches of which are flexible, the leaves are bright green with yellow spots. Flowers - drooping lanterns with a long peduncle. The lanterns themselves are red, the inner petals are yellow, the very prominent stamens are purple. Flowering continues from mid-spring to mid-autumn, but with skillful care it can last longer. Like all Chinese lanterns, it is unpretentious.

Abutilon Victorian Lady

The incredibly beautiful and unusual terry variety Victorian Lady is a medium-sized shrub with a straight, branching stem. Its distinctive feature is the terry form of inflorescences, which is rarely found for abutilon. They are quite large, can reach 10 cm in diameter, with a large number of petals. The color of the variety is pale pink, bright yellow stamens are clearly visible inside. Leaves are medium, heart-shaped.Victorian Lady blooms from April to mid-September, but under good growing conditions, it can delight with flowering all year round.

Abutilon Victorian Lady

Abutilon Sello

Sello is one of the most common types of domesticated maple. Any florist is familiar with him. It is called the first variety of cable car that appeared in the USSR. It has been grown on the territory of the country for several decades and is passed down from generation to generation. They love him for the following:

high growth. Even in an apartment, it can grow up to 2.5 m in height;
beautiful bell flowers with a diameter of 4-7 cm, most often bright orange;
leaves are similar to maple, bright green, slightly pubescent;
pronounced venation of leaves;
low-branched, in need of pruning;
flowering is single;
long flowering period - from early May to late November.

Important! Sello can be grown not only in a room, but also outdoors (it is better not to transplant from a pot). But he must winter in a warm room.

Abutilon the Little Prince

The little prince got his name undeservedly, because in fact, his growth is not so small, he reaches 1.5 m in height. Flowers drooping, bell-shaped inflorescences 5-7 cm in diameter. The color can be white, red or golden with pronounced veins. Blooms from May to October.

Abutilon Lilak Wonder

Lilak Wonder is a very spectacular hybrid of the cable car, in the form of a powerful bush with bright flowers. Perfectly tolerates pinching and trimming, even cardinal ones. Its main characteristics:

a powerful independent trunk that does not require additional support;
flower type - a wide-open bell, up to 7 cm in diameter;
bright purple flowers, the petals of which are slightly similar to each other in a circle, due to which a deceptive impression of terry is created;
flowering can continue all year round;
height over 70 cm;
leaves are rounded.

How to grow abutilone in a pot

A lot depends on the selection of the right pot for this flower, including its flowering, which, with the wrong choice, may simply not occur. He needs a small pot, because otherwise he will more actively develop the root system, and not the ground part. A vessel with a diameter of 12-14 cm is ideal for a young plant. Color is also important, but the pot should not be black. Otherwise, under the influence of sunlight, it will simply overheat. One of the advantages of abutilon is caring for it. It is practically not required if you initially correctly arrange all the conditions and maintain them constantly.

Home indoor flower with purple leaves

The land for the development and reproduction of abutilon must be light and nutritious. A ready-made composition for flowering plants sold in flower shops is best suited. Also, the potted cable car is very fond of feeding. It needs to be fed at least once a week. Watering is moderate, but regular, the soil should not be overdried; it is imperative to put a drainage layer on the bottom of the pot to avoid stagnant moisture.

Note! The Chinese lantern prefers well-lit places, the south side is also suitable, but it is better to avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight to avoid burns.

How abutilone reproduces

You can propagate a flower in two ways - by seeds and cuttings. Both are very effective and efficient. Before planting seeds, they must be germinated. Cotton pads will help with this. They must be soaked in water and placed on the bottom of the container. Spread the seeds on top, cover the container with a lid and put in a warm place. As soon as the roots appear (4-8 days), they must be immediately planted in the soil. Seeds should not be placed to a great depth, in order to root them correctly, the top soil layer of 2-3 mm will be enough. You can start picking as soon as 2-3 true leaves appear. They are seated in temporary containers, as they grow, they are transplanted into larger pots.

How to grow an abutilon flower from seeds at home

Despite the fact that the seeds will germinate quickly, and the young plant will bloom within the first year, the method of cuttings is much simpler and more effective. Its main advantages:

when grafting, you can remain confident that the young plant will retain all the features of the parent hybrid;
it takes only 4-5 months from planting the cuttings to the first flowering.

Propagation by cuttings in water

It is very easy to propagate by cuttings for abutilon, even an inexperienced florist can cope with this process. From an adult plant, a shoot of 10-20 cm is cut, not too powerful, but well developed. If there is any doubt about this, then you can simply cut off the top, this will do. It should have 3 internodes.

Note! It is best not to plant it in the soil right away, but to germinate it in a plastic glass with settled tap water at room temperature. Before dipping into water, the cut must be treated with an antiseptic, preferably of natural origin, for example, ash.

The water level in the glass should be slightly higher than the third internode, but not lower than the first. The water does not change completely, but is only supplemented during the entire period. Roots form faster if the air temperature is no higher than 24 ° C, and the cup with the plant is covered with a plastic bag. Root germination will occur within two weeks.

Diseases, pests and possible problems when growing abutilone

Abutilone often lures pests for no apparent reason. The most popular are the following:

whitefly is a butterfly whose larvae feed on the sap of plant leaves. You can find it on the underside of the foliage, covered with a dark bloom, and yellowing and dropping of buds. To eliminate the problem, you need to wash off the parasites from the leaves with a stream of water and treat with a special agent from the store. Then repeat the operation until the problem is completely solved;
aphids suck the juice from young leaves, promote their twisting and wilting. It multiplies very quickly. If found, the insects must be washed off with a powerful jet of water and treated with an insecticide;
a spider mite forms a cobweb on leaves and shoots. It multiplies quickly in dry rooms. Severely damaged shoots must be removed, the remaining ones must be processed.

The most common plant problems and diseases are as follows:

Powdery mildew forms a white bloom on the upper side of the leaves, which gradually turns brown. Can spread to the whole plant. If found, it is necessary to urgently remove the damaged parts, treat the rest with sulfur or baycheton;
yellowing flower leaves, curling of their edges indicates too high temperature, bright light and dry air. The way out is to rearrange the plant in partial shade and spray regularly;
the wilting of the leaves indicates that the cable car asks for water, its soil is too dry. With such a problem, the pot must be placed in a basin filled with water and wait until all air bubbles come out of there.

If you want something bright, beautiful and unpretentious on your windowsill, then you should definitely purchase abutilone. It will decorate the room with almost year-round flowering, humidify the air and delight with its rapid growth and development. It is no coincidence that breeders at all ends of the earth are busy breeding new varieties, this only speaks of an increase in its popularity and a new entry into the world of floral fashion.