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Abutilon × hybridum, commonly known as Chinese Lantern or Flowering Maple, is a hybrid shrub prized for its ornamental bell-shaped flowers that resemble delicate paper lanterns. The plant typically grows 3 meters tall and is suited to warm climates (USDA hardiness zones 9–11), making it popular as a greenhouse or container specimen in cooler regions.
Water: Medium · Height: 300 cm · Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates a range of soil types
Forsythia
shrubThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Chinese Lantern
Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb.
shrubThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Chinese Lantern
Indigofera
shrubThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Chinese Lantern
Spiraea
shrubThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Chinese Lantern
These three thrive alongside Chinese Lantern — and alongside each other.
