Annual Mallow in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lavatera trimestris

Annual Mallow

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

plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Very little water
Not Frost hardy
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Annual Mallow

Latin name

Lavatera trimestris

type

Annual

family

Malvaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Annual Mallow is 0.50meters x 1.20meters

0.50 M 1.20 M

Lavatera trimestris

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

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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