Abutilon 'Eleganza' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Today I would like to praise the work of my friend and fellow abutilon-breeder from Moscow -- Tatiana Tsepkova (she and her beautiful abutilon hybrid 'Kleopatra' were mentioned in one of the previous posts).
Tatiana, perhaps, is the first person in Russia who took abutilons seriously and started collecting and crossing them on a regular and premeditated basis. Today Tatiana and her husband Dmitry own the first Russian abutilon nursery (and the Internet shop 'Abutilon.ru' located at the same web address www.abutilon.ru).
Among Tatiana's numerous marvelous hybrids there are some real gems, such as one of her first ones (and still one of her all-time favorites) -- abutilon 'Zlata' with bright orange bell-shaped flowers and reddish veins -- a compact heavy-bloomer:

Abutilon 'Zlata' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Zlata' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

 This masterpiece was soon followed by another of her creations -- abutilon 'Eleganza' with huge flowers and the impressive dark beetroot center and veins:

Abutilon 'Eleganza' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Eleganza' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Tatiana's next fiery abutilon with a chocolate-brown 'heart' was aptly named 'Cuore di Leone' and speaks for itself:

Abutilon 'Cuore di Leone' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Cuore di Leone' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Cuore di Leone' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

In the wake of the first hot Italian name, Tatiana then bred and named another eye-catcher -- abutilon 'Albertino' with gigantic bloody-red wide-open flowers:

Abutilon 'Albertino' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Albertino' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Finally, to top off her impressive collection, Tatiana revealed yet another unbeatable super-compact and easily blooming hybrid -- abutilon 'Vera' with a fluorescent center and white rays on tangerine petals:

Abutilon 'Vera' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Vera' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Abutilon 'Vera' (Tatiana Tsepkova)

Enjoy!