2 grams / packet
1. Short Description
63 – 70 days. Rose Mallow lavatera seeds promise delicate and early blooming to your garden when other flowers can not. Rose Mallow seeds grow vigorous, frost-hardy lavateras that thrive in a wide range of cool and well-shaded North American gardens. Rose Mallow lavatera seeds are quick to mature into robust 24 – 48” tall shrubby uprights dazzling with 3 – 4” open cup-shaped blooms in shades of white, creamy pink, blush, and rose. Rose Mallow lavatera seeds are an ideal annual ground cover to accent walkways and flowerbeds but most popularly grown freely among wildflower mixes and wide open spaces.
2. More Details and tips:
Growing Rose Mallow Lavatera Garden Seeds
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- Taxonomy: Lavatera trimestris
- Other Names: Tree Mallow, Royal Mallow, Regal Mallow, Annual Mallow, Common Annual Tree Mallow
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Rose Mallow lavatera is adaptable and frost-hardy and can either be sown indoors or out. For earliest and most vibrant blooms, begin 6 – 8 weeks prior to the frost. Lavatera has a wildflower-like habit and can also be sown by broadcasting directly two weeks before the final frost date, since the chill will help seeds germinate. Blend Rose Mallow lavatera seeds with sand to increase visibility during sowing and broadcast mix over a 10-square foot area and evenly rake and lightly tamp into soil. Plants may reseed in some areas.
- Days to Maturity: 63 – 70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 1 – 11
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ½” deep or broadcast directly
- Plant Spacing: 24”
- Growth Habit: 24 – 48” shrubby upright 24 – 36” wide with 3 – 4” open cup-shaped blooms
- Soil Preference: Average, medium moisture, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Germination rate: 73%
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Rose Mallow lavatera is a hardy full sun performer, but will benefit from shade during long summer months. Plants can tolerate heavy moisture, but still susceptible to bacteria and fungi which cause root rot and leaf spots. Lavatera has no serious pests or diseases but monitor regularly for aphids.
- Color: Blooms in shades of creamy pink, blush, and rose
Rose Mallow lavatera is adaptable and frost-hardy and can either be sown indoors or out. For earliest and most vibrant blooms, begin 6 – 8 weeks prior to the frost. Lavatera has a wildflower-like habit and can also be sown by broadcasting directly two weeks before the final frost date, since the chill will help seeds germinate. Blend Rose Mallow lavatera seeds with sand to increase visibility during sowing and broadcast mix over a 10-square foot area and evenly rake and lightly tamp into soil. Plants may reseed in some areas. For traditional sowing, plant 2 – 3 Rose Mallow lavatera seeds ½” deep and 24” apart in average, medium moisture, and well-drained soil in full sun. Rose Mallow lavatera is a hardy full sun performer, but will benefit from shade during long summer months. Plants can tolerate heavy moisture, but still susceptible to bacteria and fungi which cause root rot and leaf spots. Lavatera has no serious pests or diseases but monitor regularly for aphids. Rose Mallow lavatera seeds mature in 63 – 70 days days as 24 – 48” shrubby uprights 24 – 36” wide with 3 – 4” open cup-shaped blooms in shades of creamy creamy pink, blush, and rose.
Lavatera trimestris, or more commonly known as Rose Mallow, is native to the Mediterranean region and its cool temperate regions. The genus lavatory pays homage to 17th century Swiss naturalist J.R. Lavater. Lavatera trimestris has also been awarded Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
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