What is this hardy yellow shrub with hanging bell flowers?

What's likely going on

From the photo and description, this shrub matches Abutilon (often sold as flowering maple or Chinese lantern):

• Nodding, bell‑shaped yellow flowers
• Soft, slightly maple‑shaped leaves
• A shrubby plant that can flower several times a year and is fairly hardy in mild climates

There are many yellow Abutilon hybrids, so an app may give several different cultivar names, but general care and propagation are similar for all of them.

What to do

1. Confirm the ID
   Look for: soft, slightly fuzzy leaves with 3–5 lobes (like a small maple leaf), slender green stems, and papery bells that hang down from thin stalks. If that matches, you can treat it as an Abutilon.

2. Choose the right material for cuttings
   Take semi‑ripe cuttings in late spring to late summer: firm but still bendy shoots from this year’s growth, about 7–10 cm long. Avoid stems that are already flowering; use leafy, non‑flowering side shoots.

3. Prepare each cutting

   • Cut just below a leaf node (where a leaf joins the stem).
   • Remove the lower leaves, leaving 2–3 at the top.
   • If you have rooting hormone, dip the cut end lightly (optional but helpful).

4. Plant in a free‑draining mix
   Use small pots filled with a mix like half regular potting soil and half perlite/sand. Make a hole, insert the cutting so at least one node is buried, then firm gently.

5. Keep humid but not soggy
   Water lightly, then cover the pot with a clear plastic bag or place in a propagator to hold humidity. Keep in bright, indirect light and warm (around normal room temperature). Vent the cover daily and keep the mix just barely moist.

6. Pot on once rooted
   Roots usually form in a few weeks. Tug very gently; if you feel resistance, move each rooted cutting to its own pot and grow on somewhere bright and sheltered.

How to prevent it

• Take several cuttings at once; not all will root.
• Always use clean, sharp scissors or pruners to avoid rotting.
• Avoid heavy, waterlogged soil mixes that can cause the stems to rot before they root.

When to worry

• If every cutting turns black or mushy at the base, the mix is staying too wet or too cold—switch to a grittier mix and a warmer spot.
• If the parent shrub starts dying back or showing lots of brown stems, check for hard frost damage or very dry soil and prune back to healthy wood.