Also known as Aboytilo, Bellflower, Indian Mallow.
It's sort of Mallow from the tropics of Central and South America. Has plush sheets, Green or yellow spots. The hanging of Bell-shaped flowers are red, Orange, yellow, dual colored or dark diatrechontai nerves. The aboytilo prefers a bright or imiskieri position for the summer, outdoors if possible, and for winter part bright and cool with temperature 12 °C about. From spring until autumn wants a lot of watering and fertilizer twice a week, While in winter the soil must simply be kept on wet. In the spring you can prune and change pot.
Multiply with cuttings, hybrids with seed.
Species and varieties
A. megapotamicum known as a Chinese Lantern: He has hanging branches, kokkinokitrina flowers in the shape of a lantern.
A. striatum known as Brindle: Salmon with red blossoms nerves and leaves with yellow splashes.
It velvetleaf can be affected by steep temperature changes and throw leaves and the flowers. From the other hand, in a position with a lot of heat threatened by pseydokokko and tetranycho.
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