Lavatera trimestris 'White Beauty'
Annual Mallow 'White Beauty'
Lavatera trimestris is a tall , and upright, annual with rounded heart-shaped lower leaves, and upper leaves that develop 3-7 lobes. Pink or white flowers from within the leaf axils, appear from mid Summer to late Autumn, followed by disc-shaped segmented seed-heads. Can be treated as a half-hardy biennial by sowing seeds indoors in Autumn and overwintering the plants indoors. This method can produce flowers as early as late Spring. 'White Beauty' has white funnel-shaped flowers
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Annual Mallow 'White Beauty'
Latin name
Lavatera trimestris 'White Beauty'
type
Annual
family
Malvaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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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
0.50 M
1.20 M
Lavatera trimestris 'White Beauty'
Lavatera trimestris is a tall , and upright, annual with rounded heart-shaped lower leaves, and upper leaves that develop 3-7 lobes. Pink or white flowers from within the leaf axils, appear from mid Summer to late Autumn, followed by disc-shaped segmented seed-heads. Can be treated as a half-hardy biennial by sowing seeds indoors in Autumn and overwintering the plants indoors. This method can produce flowers as early as late Spring. 'White Beauty' has white funnel-shaped flowers
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Late Autumn
Lavatera trimestris flower from mid Summer to late Autumn. Earlier flowers can be produced by treating the plant as a half-hardy biennial (sowing seed indoors in Autumn, overwintering the plants indoors)
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant Lavatera trimestris in mid to late Spring in a sunny position in soil that is not too fertile, but free-draining
Propagating by seed in Spring
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seeds in early Spring, indoors, or late Spring outdoors.
Propagating by seed in Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Sow seeds indoors in Autumn for early flowers the following Spring. Overwinter the seedlings indoors
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