Abutilon Seeds - Flowering Maple, Perennial

Abutilon, or flowering maple, has palmate leaves and produces dozens of flowers similar to mallows and hibiscus. It flowers continuously in shades Blue
This perennial shrub from Chile has downy, greyish, vine-shaped leaves and can grow over 10 feet in just 18 months from seed. It produces numerous large, pale to deep mauve flowers, resembling saucers or bowls, from late spring to October. Prefers a warm location.
Abutilon vitifolium Flowering Maple, Mallow
Abutilon is a fast-growing, half-hardy shrub that produces beautiful mauve blue flowers and maple-like leaves. It is recommended for use in conservatories or cool greenhouses, and can also be grown on a patio. To protect from frost, bring container plants indoors during winter. Deadheading after flowering will promote new growth and a longer blooming period.
How to Grow Abutilon from Seed
Abutilon Bela is a compact, dwarf variety with large showy bell-shaped flowers in a wide range of tropical pastel colors and the characteristic maple-leaf shaped leaves. Abutilon Maximums has large bell-shaped blooms in shades of orange, red and yellow with darker veins. 
Abutilon seeds usually germinate quickly with no special treatment. Seeds can be soaked in luke warm water for up to 8 hours, or overnight, before planting but this is not strictly necessary to achieve good germination rates. A heat mat or propagator may be used if your growing area is cool. Light also aids germination so trays should be placed under lights or in a bright window. Seeds can be planted in 3 inch individual pots, allowing 2 seeds per pot, they can also be dropped into pre-soaked peat plugs or growing pellets or spaced 2-3 inches apart in seedling trays.
Germination takes 3-30 days with high light. Outdoor Abutilon seeds should be sown in pots with moist seed compost from Jan-Apr in warm temps (22-24C/72-75F) and kept moderately moist. Flowers may be delayed at temps below 60F/15C. For indoor plants, sow seeds any time with proper light and warmth.

When large enough to handle, transplant the seedlings into individual 3 inch pots, one seedling per pot, and grow on at 60-70F/15  21C until the pot is full of roots, then re-pot again into a 5-6 inch pot. Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions for about two weeks after the last risk of frost has passed.
Light pruning during the active growing season will prevent plants from becoming leggy. Outdoor plants can be over-wintered indoors, ideally in a sunny, enclosed porch or conservatory with bright light.
Pinching is not needed. Best branching occurs when the plants are spaced as soon as the foliage touches the sides of the pot. Prune back by 30% in late winter to stimulate new growth in the spring. Indoor plants appreciate light pruning throughout the year which helps to fill out pots and baskets and to stimulate new growth.