Abutilon x hybridum | Voodoo Christian Geall This pretty plant is usually

This pretty plant is usually polite during its first couple of years

If pruning

this  large shrub or small tree will lose its leaves

Bees and butterflies are particularly attracted to the flowers of Monarda fistulosa and in addition to this Monarda attracts beneficial insects

Cut back the foliage to about 15 - 20 centimetres and divide the clump into sections with each division containing several fans of leaves and a good root system

Abutilon x hybridum | Voodoo Christian Geall This pretty plant is usuallyAbutilons or Chinese lanterns are easy shrubs to grow and are particularly attractive with their 5 petalled flowers. Plants form a dense bushy shrub adorned with lobed light green soft leaves that actually resemble maple leaves with attractive hanging lantern like flowers that start off looking like a closed parasol and then unfurl into crepe papery looking hanging bells from early summer and into autumn. If you site your abutilon well it will look a