tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30223448.post115440696508052614..comments2023-10-26T04:12:08.037-06:00Comments on Lost Roses: AMBIVALENT ABOUT ABUTILONLostRoseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30223448.post-1154757656102393452006-08-05T00:00:00.000-06:002006-08-05T00:00:00.000-06:00A parlor maple, that's the perfect term! Reminds m...A parlor maple, that's the perfect term! Reminds me of the Victorians and their aspidistra plants. Thought the leaves on my "parlor maple" don't get shined every day (or ever)!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30223448.post-1154751950134562312006-08-04T22:25:00.000-06:002006-08-04T22:25:00.000-06:00Even unlit the paper lanterns are decorative - you...Even unlit the paper lanterns are decorative - you still got a good deal. <BR/><BR/>I've been growing an Abutilon called Bella Red - I didn't realize it when I bought the plant, but it's a dwarf variety. I'd had visions of cossetting the small $1.50 starter plant into a real parlor maple, but found out I had the bedding version. And the flowers still kind of hang down - you'd have to be 6-inches tall to appreciate them.<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.com