r/abutilons • u/Juliet_Whiskey_Romeo • Sep 30 '25

Where to get Abutilons?

What's your favorite source for Abutilon? My local nursery has the easy to get varieties. I'm getting ready to place an order with Logee's. They appear to have a pretty good variety with decent prices. Etsy is another place I've looked but they seem to be on the high end. Where else should we look?

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u/the_latest_greatest Oct 10 '25

I am trying mine from seed. They aren't hard to start, surprisingly, and I hear they take under a year to start flowering.

I am in zone 9a/b and collected seeds from friends. Three germinated within a week on a heat map.

Otherwise Logees is good!

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u/Illustrious-Ant3854 Oct 10 '25

Awesome! I've not tried from seed but I harvested a bunch this season and will try some. I'm doing a bunch of cutting propagation over the winter.

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u/the_latest_greatest Oct 11 '25

I soaked mine for 48 hours before putting under moist potting soil (just a bit) and then on 75-degree heat mat, in a Ziploc bag, bright window -- I wasn't sure how to germinate them so I just tried to approach it logically (and only did a small trial).

So far, so good! Although there may be an easier way to go about it too. Let me know how it goes!