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Lavatera × clementii 'Lavender Lady'

tree mallow 'Lavender Lady'

'Lavender Lady' is a semi-evergreen subshrub up to 1.8m tall with grey-green, downy foliage and pale purple-lavender flowers with darker veining borne throughout summer

Synonyms
Lavatera × clementii 'Lavender Lady'
Lavatera 'Lavender Lady'
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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
1.5–2.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Purple Green
Autumn Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or East–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H4
Botanical details
Family
Malvaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus

Malva can be annuals, biennials or perennials, with rounded, often palmately lobed leaves and 5-petalled, open funnel-shaped flowers in the leaf axils or in terminal racemes

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a light, well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Pruning group 6

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be affected by a rust

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