Lavatera x clementii 'Red Rum'
Masses of deep pink/magenta flowers grace this dwarf tree mallow throughout summer.
Description:
Lavatera 'Red Rum' is a compact grower great for containers or as a mid-level plant in a perennial bed. Dark red stems hold closely packed red-pink flowers. The close clustering of the flowers makes an intense floral display from spring through summer and likely into fall. Named after the multi-race award winning British racehorse, Red Rum.
Common Name: Tree Mallow
Family: Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Hills, thickets, waysides and by streams to 2800 m.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Check Availability
*The Plant Encyclopedia is updated each year to provide a representation of the plants we offer, have offered, and may offer again. However, it is not a live inventory of our stock. Not all plants will be available at all times or in every year. Use the link above to enquire about the availability of this plant. Additionally, we carry many plants that have not yet been entered into our database so please enquire if you don’t see what you’re looking for. Plants are available only for on-site sales at our nursery in Richmond, BC, Canada or for shipping within Canada. We do not ship internationally. However, if you are visiting the nursery from afar, we can arrange for the necessary permits and paperwork for you to take plants back with you to your country.