Lavatera - ‘Mont Blanc’ Seeds - Lavatera trimestris - Cottage Garden Flower
| Type: | Hardy Annual |
| Approximate height: | Up to 60 cm |
| Flowering Time: | June to September |
| Site and soil type: | Prefers a well-drained soil in sun and some shelter from wind |
| When to sow: | March to May |
| Where to sow: | Outside, direct into soil. Under cover, into biodegradable pots |
| Packet contents: | Approximately 100 seeds / 0.64 g |
A dwarf mallow variety with a bushy habit, dark green leaves and glistening large white flowers which are extremely attractive to bees.
Lavatera provides food for the following creatures:
- Bees
- An "RHS Plants for Pollinators" plant **
All our seed packets include sowing instructions.
Jemima’s Garden seeds are plastic free and reyclable. They’re contained in an inner glassine envelope, (made from pine wood cellulose), and an outer Kraft paper seed packet. Any shipping packaging is also plastic free and recyclable.
Key to symbols:
🐛 A food plant for the caterpillar
🦋 Provides nectar for the adult moth or butterfly
🦇 Listed in: Bat Conservation Trust Encouraging bats, A guide for bat-friendly gardening and living
🦇 (RHS) Listed in the RHS Plants for Bats list
** RHS Plants for Pollinators. The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects. Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators
** The Royal Horticultural Society, and its logo, are trade marks of The Royal Horticultural Society (Registered Charity No 222879/SC038262) and used under licence.