Abutilon x hybridum | Voodoo Christian Geall Briza is excellent as a

Briza is excellent as a cut flower and lasts 10-14 days in a vase

it is fast-growing and makes a great wildflower meadow or cottage garden plant

If pruning

The flowers are borne on attractive red stems that are held above the nicely contrasting foliage

where it makes a haze of purple

Abutilon x hybridum | Voodoo Christian Geall Briza is excellent as aAbutilons or Chinese lanterns are easy shrubs to grow and are particularly attractive with their 5 petalled flowers. Plants form a dense bushy shrub adorned with lobed light green soft leaves that actually resemble maple leaves with attractive hanging lantern like flowers that start off looking like a closed parasol and then unfurl into crepe papery looking hanging bells from early summer and into autumn. If you site your abutilon well it will look a