Malva Species, Annual Tree Mallow, Regal Mallow, Rose Mallow, Royal Mallow

Love this flower! On a whim I bought a fifty cent box of wildflower seeds on my way out of Walgreens one spring day just to see if anyth...Read Moreing would grow in a sad little space I didn't have time to tend that even the weeds didn't care for. Best $.50 I ever spent because that sad little area came alive with color! The Rose Mallow has been blooming since early July and is thriving here in the Pacific NW despite a cooler summer, little watering on my part, and not so fertile soil. It's lovely!
Gonna try saving the seeds and I can't wait to see them grow next year!

I love the lavatera! I grew it for the first time last year and loved it so much that I took the seeds off of it and started 100 of them...Read More in the house in March. I planted 60 plants in a row across my back hedge and they are beautiful. Yesterday I noticed a couple pure white blooms growing right from the same plant that is loaded with pink blooms. What a beautiful surprise. I shared the rest of my seedlings with friends.
Beautiful showy flower that requires no work....Other than staking them to keep them from falling over from heavy blooms. I think I'll start 200 next year.

Beautiful plants easily grown from seed sown directly outdoors.

This was my first year growing Lavatera from seed. I dead...Read More-headed daily for the first few weeks when they began to bloom, then became overwhelmed and gave up, however they continued to bloom heavily until frost here while producing a fair amount of seed.

If planted closer together than the suggested spacing, they can grow into an appealing bush-like form.

Lavatera trimestris is Naturalized in Texas and other States.