General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Island Mallow
  • Island Tree Mallow
  • Mission Mallow
  • Royal Mallow
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Malva assurgentiflora
  • Synonym: Lavatera assurgentiflora
  • Synonym: Lavatera assurgentiflora subsp. glabra

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Wharanui Beach Marlborough New Zealand
Date: 2023-05-14
Wharanui Beach Lavatera assurgentiflora  (Malva)

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Date: June
credit: Curtis Clark

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas, California
Date: 2013-04-02
Location: San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas, California
Date: 2013-04-02
Location: San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas, California
Date: 2013-04-02

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  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: March
Frank Vincentz

Date: March
photo by Frank Vincentz

photo by Frank Vincentz
Uploaded by robertduval14

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