How to tend a Lavatera trimestris

Also known as: Lavatera rosea Medik., Lavatera pseudotrimestris Rouy ex Cout., Lavatera trimestris L., Lavatera meonantha Link, Lavatera althaeifolia Mill., Lavatera alba Medik., Lavatera africana Mill., Lavatera grandiflora Lam., Malva africana (Mill.) Steud., Stegia trimestris (L.) Risso, Stegia lavatera DC., Lavatera moschata Miergues, Althaea africana (Mill.) Borbás, Althaea trimestris Kuntze, Malva trimestris var. brachypoda (Pérez Lara) Verloove & Lambinon, Lavatera trimestris var. brachypoda Pérez Lara, Stegia trimestris var. brachypoda (Pérez Lara) T.Luque & Devesa, Malva trimestris var. moschata (Batt. & Trab.) Iamonico, Lavatera trimestris var. malviformis Ball, Lavatera trimestris f. colorata Gattef. & Maire, Lavatera trimestris var. moschata Batt., Lavatera trimestris var. genuina Cout., Lavatera trimestris var. pseudotrimestris Cout.

Watering

Need keep soil moisture high but not saturated

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade

Soil

Likes well-drained soil

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Malvaceae, Lavatera
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-August
Flower colors
pink, rose red
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