My Parlor Maple

  • Post published:01/13/2008
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My parlor maple (abutilon or flowering maple) is a delight all year long. There is rarely a time when it is not in bloom. Another of its gifts is that it is happy in a cool house. Abutilons are happy with temperatures down to 40F and some even a bit cooler, down to 35F.And for all its floriferous abandon it does not need much care. It needs full sun. Mine sits in front of an east window, but…