Mallow
Lavatera × clementii 'Barnsley'
Common Name: Mallow
Genus: Lavatera
Species: × clementii
Cultivar: 'Barnsley'
Category: Shrubs and Sub-shrubs
Height: 2.00 m (200 cm)
Spread: 2.00 m (200 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: June to September
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Semi Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey/Silver
Flower Colour: Pink, Red, White
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Long flowering period
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This popular shrub is grown for the masses of white hollyhock-like flowers with red centres that smother its branches from June to September. The flowers age to a soft pink and the deeply lobed grey-green leaves are pretty too. Extremely long-flowering, this vigorous semi-evergreen mallow will thrive in a well-drained shrub or mixed border but needs plenty of space to spread itself out as it puts on tremendous growth in just one season. In cold areas of the country, it is best grown against a warm wall to minimise wind and frost damage.
- Garden care: To prevent shrub from getting straggly, cut back hard to within 30cm (12in) of ground level in spring, after all risk of severe frosts has passed. After pruning, apply a generous 5-7cm mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure round the base of the plant. In exposed areas, shorten branches by up to one half in autumn to minimise the risk of wind damage.
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