Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 36 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to early fall
- Bloom Color: White
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well draining, sandy or loamy soil, but it can tolerate clay soils, pH 6.0 - 8.0
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 65 - 80F
- Average Germ Time: 15 - 20 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Surface sow and cover seed with no more than 1/16 inch soil
- Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination occurs
- Plant Spacing: 18 - 24 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Rose Mallow
Rose Mallow (Lavatera Trimestris Mont Blanc) - Start Rose Mallow seeds for the most dazzling display of blooms! The large, graceful, blooms of the Rose Mallow, also called Annual Mallow, are one of the highlights of the garden during their long bloom season. This Lavatera Trimestris Annual Mallow has extra large 4 inch white flowers with lighter veining. The blooms cover the shrub-like plant to give it the appearance of glowing. No annual puts on a more beautiful display than this Rose Mallow plant! Hummingbirds and butterflies will visit the lovely blooms often!
Rose Mallow is easy-to-grow from flower seeds. Plant Lavatera Trimestris seeds directly outdoors as the seedlings do not transplant well. After the last frost has passed, prepare garden site, loosening soil. Sow 3 - 4 Rose Mallow seeds in a group, spaced 18 - 24 inches apart. Barely cover the Rose Mallow flower seeds and keep them moist until germination occurs. Thin to strongest plant. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage longer bloom season. If a few blooms are left to re-seed, the white Rose Mallow plant will often grow again the following season.