Lavatera Twins Cool White - Rose Mallow seeds

Lavatera Twins Cool White is an annual variety with a bushy habit that stands out for its good disease resistance. It forms a branched clump of healthy foliage and is covered for three months with lots of round, white calyx flowers with satin-like reflections. This easy-to-grow plant combines many qualities. Sow it under cover or directly in moist, well-drained soil, in beds of annuals, perennials, or in pots.

Lavatera trimestris is a tender annual mallow native to the Mediterranean region. It is a cousin of wood mallows (Malva sylvestris) or marshmallow (Althea officinalis), belonging to the same family of malvaceae. The Twins Cool White variety has been selected for its resistance to rust and its compact habit. It quickly forms a small, branching bush with bright green to bluish leaves, reaching 45 cm (18in) high and 35 cm (14in) wide. The basal leaves are almost round, while those that cover the stems have palmate lobes, resembling maple leaves. It will bloom from June to September (earlier in warm climates) with pure white and satin-like, veined flowers of a good size (6 cm (2in) in diameter), solitary in the axils of the leaves. They will not last long but continuously renew themselves on the plant, especially if faded flowers are regularly removed. The large seeds contained in their black capsules are easy to grow when mature.