Flowering Maple

Bill bought this some time ago at a farmer's market. It's a bit different than the usual, with variegated leaves. Wikipedia fills us in on this plant, which we found out is more of a house plant than an outdoor plant. At least in our part of the world.

Abutilon ( /??bju?t?l?n/)[2] is a large genus of approximately 150 species of broadleaf plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus includes annuals, perennials, shrubs, and small trees found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
Common names include Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern, Mallow, Indian Mallow, and Flowering Maple (for the maple-like leaves of some species, although the genus is not related to the true maples). The generic name Abutilon is attributed to the Scottish Botanist Philip Miller, who adapted the Arabic word aututilon used by Avicenna.[3] Abutilon species are used as food plants by the larvae of some lepidoptera species including Yellow-banded Skipper (which feeds exclusively on A. avicennae) and Chionodes mariona.

I am going to go to a gathering of some of the fantastic photographers on the CCC site that I wrote about the other day. One of the photographers has a Quiznos fast food place and he graciously opens up his place to host the event.

See ya guys later.