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Maarten
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Location: Oldbury (Birmingham)
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September 11, 2015, 21:44 »
Hi,
I was wondering whether anyone would know which plant this is? I have sown it this year, but don't know whether it is an annual or perennial.
Thanks,
Maarten
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mumofstig
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September 11, 2015, 22:10 »
It looks like Lavatera, to me, an annual.
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Mrs Bee
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September 12, 2015, 00:14 »
It is a Malope.
I grew lots in my garden this year and last year.
You can get white, pale pink or deep pink like the one in your picture.
I have a bowl of seed heads in the kitchen at the moment waiting to be dried and packed for next year.
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mumofstig
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September 12, 2015, 08:15 »
Lavatera and Mallow are both names for the same thing (or family)
http://www.rareplants.es/shop/prodtype.asp?CAT_ID=404
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Fairy Plotmother
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September 12, 2015, 08:46 »
I agree!
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Maarten
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Location: Oldbury (Birmingham)
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September 12, 2015, 14:26 »
Malope it is indeed. Thank you very much. It is not inthe genus Lavatera, but does come from the mallow family. The seeds are very different from Lavatera.
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Maarten
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mjg000
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September 16, 2015, 19:06 »
Lavatera tends to grow on as a shrub for several years, you can cut it right back and it will still flower the next year. The less cultivated ones that seed themselves are the mauve ( often seen growing like a weed ) whereas the pale pink is a cultivated one sold in garden centres etc.
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