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Description

Trumpet flowers hold a special place in the hearts of many gardeners. The �Marshmallow� series of Lavatera will not disappoint with masses of brilliant and colourful blooms. Also known as Tree Mallows, the compact and well-branched plants boast blooms through summer into autumn.

Lavatera are hardy and easy to grow, forming good-sized shrubs with the headline trumpet flowers. Flowering shrubs treat your garden to repeat performances of flowers for years to come, with silky petals.

Do not fret when leaves drop in winter as the plants fall dormant, as new growth will emerge the following March. The blooms are rich in nectar to attract pollinators, while the long and strong stems that hold each flower are perfect for cutting for a vase.

Plant throughout the sunny beds and borders of your garden, including in patio pots or containers.

Supplied as a set of three established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting. Including one each of the following:

Lavatera Marshmallow Cherry Blush - Near white petals, tinged in pink that darken towards the centre, with a bright eye.
Lavatera Marshmallow Ice White - Pure white blooms with a matching central eye.
Lavatera Marshmallow Strawberry Cream - Soft pink petals brighten to the middle, revealing a white eye.

Top Tips

Mallow can be slow to break bud in spring so be patient with plants that might appear to have died over winter as they may still be dormant.

Care Information

Planting Advice for Lavatera

Grow in full sun in moist, well-drained soil. Alternatively, can be grown successfully in a pot.
Before planting, prepare the soil by digging over and removing any weeds.
Water your potted shrub well.
Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
Add a conditioner such as well rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
Place your shrub in the hole at the same level at the pot then refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well.
Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
If planting in a container, use the best compost that you can buy (our premium compost is ideal) and add some stones or gravel to the bottom of the pot to improve drainage and also to provide some ballast to stop the pot blowing over.

Aftercare Advice for your Tree Mallow

Your mallow will need regular water when first planted until established. After that, they fairly maintenance free.
Feed plants regularly during the growing season with a general-purpose feed such as our Blooming Fast soluble fertiliser.

Pruning Advice

Pruning lavatera is best undertaken in spring when all risk of frost has passed, and new buds are swelling.
Prune all stems back to about 30cm above ground level.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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