species
Malva thuringiaca
Tree mallow · Lavatera
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Malva thuringiaca belongs to the family Malvaceae, also known as Tree mallow or Lavatera, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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