Cascade Dawn Flowering Maple
Abutilon x hybridum 'Cascade Dawn'
A frost tolerant selection from renowned plantsman Dan Hinkley's Windcliff garden. Reddish-orange lantern-like flowers appear continuously for months. This lovely shrub has an upright habit and looks great in the background border combined with light colored flowers and foliage planted beneath. Semi-evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-BEW-ti-lon HIB-ri-dum |
| Key feature: | Showy Flowers |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 8, 9, 12 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attributes: | Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 4974 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: early spring.
A frost tolerant selection from renowned plantsman Dan Hinkley's Windcliff garden. Reddish-orange lantern-like flowers appear continuously for months. This lovely shrub has an upright habit and looks great in the background border combined with light colored flowers and foliage planted beneath. Semi-evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: early spring.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-BEW-ti-lon HIB-ri-dum |
| Key feature: | Showy Flowers |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 8, 9, 12 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attributes: | Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 4974 |
