Lavatera maritima
Tree Mallow
Tree MallowPlant Facts
Scientific Name | Lavatera maritima |
Principal Common Name | Tree Mallow |
Common Name(s) | Tree Mallow |
Synonym | L. bicolor |
Description | A evergreen shrub with gray-green maple-like foliage and showy pink flowers with dark rose veining and deep purple centers. |
General Comments | Showy all summer and into early fall.This is a very open sometimes leggy shrub that is hard to keep compact. Requires shade in Zones 12 and 13. |
Origin | |
Nativity | W. Meditrerranean |
Height Range | 0 - 6 FT |
Spread Range | 4 - 6 FT |
Flower Showy | Y |
Warning | |
Sunset Zones | 8 : 9 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 |
USDA Zones | |
Leaf Color | Gray-Green |
Leaf Texture | |
Form | Shrub : Small Tree |
Flower Color | Lavender tinged white |
Flower Time | Spring : Summer : Fall |
Months | |
Ease of Growing | Average |
Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Partial Shade |
Soil Preferences | Well-drained |
Watering Preferences | Medium |
Outstanding Features | Flower |
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