flowering maple

noun

any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, having large, bright-colored flowers.

flowering maple

noun

any tropical shrub of the malvaceous genus Abutilon , esp A. hybridum , having lobed leaves like those of the maple and brightly coloured flowers

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Ferns and hostas do well in shady spots, as do trees and shrubs such as dogwoods, flowering maples, boxwoods, myrtles, bush honeysuckles and St. John’s wort.

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For height, then, one might plant a flowering maple.

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Abutilons, or flowering maples as they are often called, make good house plants and bedding plants.

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The flowering maple was still aflame, the sweet centre of attraction to innumerable bees, the hum of whose industry rose and fell on the languid breeze.

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