DESCRIPTION: This plant has a beautiful array of satiny pink flowers. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its crinkled round leaves remain green in colour throughout the season.

BOTANICAL NAME: Lavatera trimestris
OTHER NAMES: Lavatera Pink
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 12 - 20" (30 - 51cm)
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 14 - 20" (36 - 51cm)
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
FLOWERING TIME: Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 4 ( Should survive up to -34.4° Celsius ) - Requires protected location
WATER NEEDS: Average 
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies & Hummingbirds, Bee Friendly, Rabbit & Deer Resistant.

Landscape Attributes

Pink Lavatera is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:

• Self-Seeding

Pink Lavatera is recommended for the following landscape applications:

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Pink Lavatera will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to be leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and should be underplanted with lower-growing perennials. The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 4 years.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates.