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Abutilon Bella
Cultural Information
Plant type:
Tender perennialUses: Pot plant, Containers
Plant height: 45 cm
Sowing: Sow in spring.
20 ºC. Cover with a thin layer of Vermiculite
Germination in 2-3 weeks.
Approximate crop timing (mid season)
Sowing to transplanting 4 - 5 weeks
Sowing to flowering 14 -16 weeks
Growing on:
Temperature 14 – 17 ºC at night with 17 – 20 ºC during the day. Temperatures below 15 ºC can cause reduced growth or longer crop time.
pH 5.5 - 6.0
Feeding Feed every other watering. Use a fertiliser with most of the nitrogen in nitrate
form. High ammonium-form nitrogen will promote excessive leaf growth, which will hide the flowers.
Pinching Pinching is not needed.
Growth regulation Generally not required.
Pack/Pot size Best grown as pot plant in 10-13 cm pot
Advice Good ventilation is very important. Plants require high fertiliser levels and early
spacing. Finish in high light conditions. Time to flower is shortest under high
light levels.
Common diseases Rhizoctonia root and stem rot. Pythium root rot and Botrytis blight.
Any chemicals referred to should be used only in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
The Technical and cultural details are written for gardeners and growers, they are not cut and dried and are for information purposes only. It is not intended as a blue print for growing. A guide for you to use and adjust the data to suit your growing conditions. All information is based on UK conditions and should be used for guidance only. No guarantee is given for the resultant crop, or liability accepted for using the information used on this website in any article web page or cd rom.