About Callianthe picta (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Donnell
Scientific name: Callianthe picta (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Donnell, originally described as Abutilon pictum. It is a shrub growing to 5 metres (16 ft) tall by 2 metres (6.6 ft) wide. The leaves are 5–15 cm long, three- to five- (rarely seven-) lobed. The yellow to orange-red bell shaped flowers have prominent dark red veining, with five petals 2–4 cm long. It blooms from April to September, and longer in warmer subtropical areas. The flowers attract pollinators, such as native bees and hummingbirds. The Latin specific epithet picta means "painted". It is cultivated as a popular ornamental plant, for use in gardens in subtropical and warm temperate climates. It is also planted in containers or pots, on patios and balconies outdoors, or as a winter house plant. The plant can grow in light shade or full sun, and is frost tender, not tolerating temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F). It requires moist soil, preferring fertile sandy, loamy, or well-drained clay soils.
