If you’re searching for a vibrant and easy-care flowering shrub to brighten up your garden, look no further than the Chinese lantern plant. Known for its distinctive urn-shaped blooms and lush foliage, the Chinese lantern is a star performer in New Zealand gardens. On this page, you’ll find everything you need to know about finding a healthy Chinese lantern plant for sale, plus helpful tips on care, uses, and similar varieties you might love.

Abutilon megapotamicum, commonly known as Trailing Abutilon or Chinese Lantern, is a graceful shrub with arching stems and distinctive red and yellow lantern shaped flowers. Blooming from spring to autumn, this variety adds elegance and colour to NZ gardens. Its semi evergreen habit and fine foliage make it ideal for cascading over walls, training on trellises, or brightening borders with its long flowering display.
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Abutilon 'Hot Pink' is a vibrant flowering shrub admired for its masses of bright pink bell shaped blooms and long flowering season. The colourful flowers hang gracefully among fresh green foliage, creating a tropical look that adds interest to the garden for many months of the year. This fast growing plant is well suited to New Zealand conditions and performs beautifully in borders, containers, and sheltered outdoor spaces. Abutilon 'Hot Pink' offers outstanding colour, reliable flowering, and easy care appeal.
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