Island Mallow
Lavatera assurgentiflora
Island mallow is a fast, nearly ever-blooming California island shrub with rose-pink hibiscus-like flowers, salt- and drought-tolerant and excellent for quick coastal screening.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 12–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA