I can’t claim any credit for this rather lovely flower, which is currently bringing some colour to the indoor garden.
It’s a rather large plant grown from a cutting by my OH – he’s also responsible for looking after it and the other houseplants as I have a tendency to kill them through neglect (outside is far more interesting).
We’ve no idea what the variety of abutilon it is as the parent plant was a gift many years ago.
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A plant that's often scorned for this week's cheerful flower. Bergenia is often overlooked as a plant. This is one of those 'common or garden' plants, in other words a good doer. It's unfussy and who doesn't love those pretty flowers - even when rain damaged. For a weekly dose…
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