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Abutilon vitifolium
A large deciduous shrub with grey-felted shoots. Grey-hairy leaves, flowers: pendent saucer-shaped purple-blue on long stalks. Commonly known as: Chinese lantern, Flowering maple, Parlour maple.
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Earth laughs in flowers 
So pretty, Jude! 🙂 🙂 Our clematis are like plates this year. Lovely smiley faced ones.
That made me smile!
Gorgeous!
Very pretty blossoms.
Got some lovely ones today in a walled garden. I wanted to pick it up and move it to my house!
It is beautiful, Judy!
Thanks Pete (Jude btw) 😀
My apologies, Jude! I should know by now! 🙂
Yes you should! No-one calls me Judy (when I was very small a neighbour had a dog called Judy, so I was totally against being called the same name). My mother naturally only ever called me by my full name. Woe betide anyone who shortened it 😀
🙂 🙂 🙂
I love the light in this shot – and the colours too.
The backlight was perfect.
So delicate
It does seem so. But probably tougher than you think.
Ahh I was hoping it was yours, it’s lovely
Sadly not. This is in the Barbara Hepworth garden.