Chinese Lantern Tree is truly a stunning flowering tree in any landscape. The rich green maple shaped leaves add a good texture to the landscape while the unique flowers add an attractive color and detail found in no other plant. The flowers are so unique you can't help but appreciate and talk about them. This tree can be pruned to shape or also allowed to grow tall up to 30 feet!
 
Other common names include redvein abutilon, red vein Indian mallow, and redvein flowering maple.
 
Not only are these flowers attractive in the landscape, they are edible too! They can be eaten raw or cooked and become sweeter the longer they are open. They have a sweet honeysuckle like flavor similar to other mallows. We compare them to the sweet flavor found in Turk's Cap Hibiscus flowers. 
 
Native to S. America
Can be grown in almost any light conditions but performs best in full sun or light shade.
Prefers moist soils but not with standing water. This can make finding a spot tricky in Florida sandy soil. 
Can reach approximately 15' tall but can be pruned to desired height. 
Can be grown in zones 8-11 and will die back in frosts and freezes. 
 
Available in sizes 1 gal, Rooted Cutting, or Bare Rooted Cutting (shipped without soil to save on shipping costs)
 
Shipping materials are recycled. Please feel free to compost our shredded paper we use for cushioning. The package and loose-fill packing may have been reused. Feel free to reuse again, use as mulch, compost, or recycle.
 
Plants are only shipped on Mondays and Tuesdays. This is to avoid plants sitting at a post office or warehouse over a weekend and reducing shipping stress on plants. Plants arrive healthier and quicker when you select faster shipping such as priority shipping. Plants ship from Florida. Keep that in mind when deciding to buy and selecting shipping options.
 
Seed packets ship any day of the week and are commonly shipped in envelopes paid by stamp. There will be no tracking information for seed packets shipped in this way. Customers will be notified when seed packets are sent. 
 
No refunds, exchanges, or returns. By purchasing this plant, you are accepting the risk of having plants mailed to you. We package plants very carefully. We can not be responsible for how the carrier handles them or transient through different tempratures. Our most common carriers are UPS and USPS. Any damaged packages, damaged plants, dead plants or irregular shipping patterns should be claimed through the UPS or USPS insurance claims system. All orders come with a standard insurance of up to $100.00. You will need to provide the following for an insurance claim:
Receipt of your order that you can obtain through your order history or email.
Pictures of the package upon arrival
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