Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum'

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That’s an unusual plant

Love the flowers, they're so unusual ❤💛❤

Very pretty plant…..I had one many years ago…

Very pretty flowers and beautiful foliage 💛💚❤️

@sharonhayden @pelly @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom @hkyfvr @KOutdoors thanks ladies 😄 the variegated leaves really make this one special. Needs staking to see the flowers and it flowers like crazy once it gets going. Great plant, just not a fan of the cold 😂

Very welcome 😍

Beautiful shrub. I love it ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Always good to see this one 😍

@midnightgardener @jeatacake it really takes a battering in winter but means there’s lots of new growth, lots of those beautiful leaves 💚💛💚

Growing up we had this flower almost everywhere n schools it's very hard to find these days. Thanks refreshing my memries.

@Wydemdiworry how lovely to have these growing wild! 😍 I’m glad it bought back those memories for you 🥰

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Fantastic foliage 💚💛💚

Such a gorgeous one! 💘😍

@hkyfvr @ShelleySnyder thank you both 😃 this one took a beating through winter but thankfully bounced back well. Could look at those leaves for hours 😍

Always welcome. Glad it bounced back. The leaves are amazing 💛💚

Very welcome Kerry! 💘😍

At first glance I thought there was something wrong with it 😂 Glad I was wrong 🤦‍♂️ you find plants with the most unusual foliage

@alan1111 from a distance it does look like when camellias lose their colour 😂

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That foliage is beautiful 💚💛💚

Gorgeous variegation 💛💚

@pelly it’s so different and a nice change from the usual white/green contrast 💚💛

@hkyfvr isn’t it! 😍 it’s a bit like pixels, kinda square-looking variegation 🤔

@gjones thanks Katy 😀 makes me think of Tetris 😂

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Love this Kerry!💘😍

That's gorgeous, especially those leaves 💚💛❤

@ShelleySnyder isn’t it lovely 😍 the foliage is so eye catching but do adore those little bells 😛

@jeatacake they’re great looking things 💚 Quite a geometric looking pattern on them but nice and different 🤩

All of it is eye catching!💘😍

Now this is a cool plant 😍😍

@sherrisgarden thanks Sherri ☺️ love a variegated leaf 😛

Oh yes, I hadn't looked at them so closely but I see what you mean. Almost like seeing shapes & faces in clouds! 😁

When in doubt, always variegated !! 😍😍

@jeatacake I much prefer your description 😛☁️

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Love this ❤❤❤

Awesome 👏😀😀😀😀😀👏👍👍

Love it Kerry 😍

Oh super dooper....😯👌🏼

Love this!💘😍

Wow! Doing it's best impression of a bleeding heart ❤

Mines a bit straggly atm

@pelly thanks Jane 😀 the foliage is amazing but those little bells are adorable ❤️

@stuartshaw2020 thank you Stuart 😃

@sieveheadsarah thanks Sarah 😄

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom thank you Elaine 😁

So many bugs 😠 #abutilon #abutilon-variegata #abutilon-megapotamicum-variegata #trailing-abutilon

Oh 😱 there’s non on mine Kerry !

Let's hope there are some good ones in there.

I've noticed lots of aphids around at the moment ☹️

@juliesgarden you’re so lucky 😜 they started when it was in the greenhouse and no matter what I’ve used they just cover every stem of every flower 🙈 look so unsightly I’m tempted to cut the whole lot off 😂

@novicegardenlover need a Pac Man one to eat the baddies 😂

@alan1111 they seem to be out in force don’t they! Got them on so many plants I’ve never seen them on before 😐 maybe it didn’t get cold enough to kill them off over winter 🤔

There's so many around has to do with the mild winter

We don’t seem to have had many pests at all Kerry .. even snails 🐌🤷‍♀️

@alan1111 think we prefer a few bugs over a freezing winter though 😉

@juliesgarden I need to relocate a little further south! 😂🤣😂

Spot the 2 greenfly 👀🤬 #abutilon #abutilon-variegata #abutilon-megapotamicum-variegata #trailing-abutilon

He was hitching a ride 😮

Little b*****s 😱

I can see 3 😳

Wow..😲

@debs69 when I find him and his brothers they’ll be residing elsewhere 😜

@pelly they’re on so many plants already 🙈

@jeatacake so can I now 😭

@cyndi thanks Cyndi 😀 didn’t expect it to start flowering so early 😜 the greenfly are a real pain 😠 roses are covered 😩

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom it must be enjoying the warmth of the greenhouse. Not brave enough to put it outside yet 🙈

Oh no Kerry certainly not with the cold nights..

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom going to be a cold few nights but probably still a few weeks before it can go out I expect

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This is so cool. I want it

@heatherdirtyhands isn’t it! Love how it looks pixelated 🟩🟨⬜️🟩

Really unusual markings Kerry, was trying to think of a word to explain it and pixelated is perfect! 💚💛

Loving this foliage, so unusual 💚💛💚💛

Me too it reminds me of that one i think aglaonema I think it is that I want that looks like digital camo

The aglaonema pictum tricolor.

Printer run out of blue ink 😉😂😂😂

Wow, that's amazing 💚💛💚

@lilybee anything variegated is lovely but this is quite different 😛 can’t wait to see it with flowers too 😁

@heatherdirtyhands oh wow! I just looked that up 😍 the pattern is amazing 🤤 really is like video game camouflage 😍

@ublaszko 🤣 or the nighttime tv screen in the old days 😆

Cataloging. #abutilon #abutilon-variegata #abutilon-megapotamicum-variegata #trailing-abutilon

Pretty #variegation

@richard.spicer.7906 Rich, is there any chance you can delete the other entry I made for this please? I saved before I’d finished so created a new one. Thanks in advance 🙏🏻

No probs - all done 😉👍🏼 Nice plant by the way, almost reminds me of a climbing Croton!

@richard.spicer.7906 thank you 🙏🏻 and thank you 😛 that’s the one I was trying to remember! The leaves are really like those gold dust crotons 🤩 although when you look closely on these leaves it’s like the variegation is pixelated. It’s very square 😜 I’ll post a foliagefriday photo tomorrow

Ooo sounds strange but intriguing! There is a house plant like that too. Almost reminds me off crocodile skin pattern - maybe we’re even talking about the same plant 😂😂

@richard.spicer.7906 could well be because this is recommended to be a conservatory plant. Variegated foliage lured me in though 😂

The lure of variegation.... 😂😂

@richard.spicer.7906 the struggle is real 🤣

@novicegardenlover thank you Susan ☺️ it’s very unusual up close, like leaves made of Lego! 😜 never seen square variegation before 😇

@richard.spicer.7906 sorry to be a pain Rich but noticed I misspelled megapotamicum. Any chance you can correct it when you get chance? Thank you 🙏🏻

All done! 🙂 I’ve changed the name of the cultivar slightly too as I think is officially registered as Variegatum rather than Variegata 👍🏼