Lavatera 'Maritima' (bicolour)
Tree Mallow 'Maritima' (bicolour)
A fast growing shrub with large pink Hollyhock-like blooms smother the branches from mid to late autumn, each with a pretty magenta centre. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Prefers well-drained soil in sun. Height 1.5m (5’”). Spread 1m (40”).Hardy perennial down to -5C.
Contributed by @mrshopeful17
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Tree Mallow 'Maritima' (bicolour)
Latin name
Lavatera 'Maritima' (bicolour)
type
Deciduous trees or shrubs
family
Malvaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.50 M
Lavatera 'Maritima' (bicolour)
A fast growing shrub with large pink Hollyhock-like blooms smother the branches from mid to late autumn, each with a pretty magenta centre. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Prefers well-drained soil in sun. Height 1.5m (5’”). Spread 1m (40”).Hardy perennial down to -5C.
Flowering Season
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Funnel shaped flowers to 7cm in width, pink or lilac with purple veins and eye
Planting Season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Plant out container grown plants into full sun and sheltered flowering site
Propagation by seed in spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed into flowering position. Most soils are suitable but over-rich soil should be avoided to prevent excessive leaf growth.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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