RE: Bush Mallow - Lavatera maritima

Hi Don,  I have grown Lavatera maritima, 'Barnsley', rosea, olbia and
'Burgundy Wine' both in my garden and in pots for the nursery.  I lost every
single one of the maritimas (and none of the others) during winter much to
my dismay.  The wholesale growers here in zone 8b list it as a tender
perennial whereas the other are listed hardy to zone 6.  I have a new
maritima planted in the ground and plan to prune it hard about Thanksgiving,
put it in a 5-10 gal pot and keep it under the GH bench.  I have had
Lavateras become terribly pot bound in the nursery and still continue to
bloom their heads off, so I don't think the "slow repotting" is your
problem.  Did you have a look at the roots when you knocked it out of the 1
gal pot?  If all else fails (and maybe for insurance) take some 6 inch tip
cuttings to root and start over.  This plant is so beautiful, I think it is
well worth the trouble.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Design Plants
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, OR   Zone 8b

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Barb Tourtillotte
Sent:	Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:41 PM
To:	perennials@mallorn.com
Subject:	Re: Bush Mallow - Lavatera maritima

I have five of these 'wonderful monsters'.  They've grown 6 feet tall and
just as
wide in just two years. I have mine planted in the ground but then I'll only
in
zone 7.  I cut them back late fall and they winter over great.  They have
just
started blooming (we have late summers here) and will continue blooming till
frost.  I LOVE them.  They make great long lasting cut flowers as well as
wonderful screens.  The ones doing the best are actually in a dry area -
facing
south.  I look through my books and see how winter hardy they are.

Barb
Seattle

Don Martinson wrote:

> This spring, I purchased a bush mallow, Lavatera maritima.  I enjoy the
> mallows, and this species had nice grey-green leaves and good sized light
> lavendar flowers with purple centers. The plant is about 2 ft tall, but I
> had put off repotting it.  It has not really done well, even tho I have
> kept it well watered.  The leaves are yellowing and flowering has
decreased.
>
> I've now repotted it into a 5 gallon pot, but was wondering, was my
problem
> just failure to repot it soon after I received it (Bad! Bad Gardener!)?
> Is anyone else growing this and how are you caring for it. ?   In case
> anyone is wondering, I didn't plant it directly in the ground because I
> would like to save it over the winter (assuming I can get it to grow in
the
> summer!!!)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Don
> Don Martinson
> Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
> USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
> AHS Heat Zone #4,  Map at:
 http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
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>
>
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